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Flu season off to quick start in Wisconsin
It's not too late for flu shot, officials say
By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 17, 2012 5:35 p.m.
As families gather this week for Thanksgiving, public health officials hope they don't pass the flu with the turkey and mashed potatoes.
More than 50 cases of the contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus have been confirmed by lab testing in Wisconsin since Oct. 5. Most people with the flu never see a doctor, so many more Wisconsin residents probably have had it already this season, health officials said Friday...
...Last year, eight or nine residents of Wisconsin nursing homes died from complications of the flu, and 22 outbreaks in nursing homes were reported - some with more than 50% of residents becoming ill, Haupt said.
Two clusters of flu already have been reported this season at Wisconsin nursing homes. They were the A/H3 strain of influenza, which so far this season is dominant in Wisconsin and across the country, Haupt said.
"It's been a faster start than the last few years," he added.
Thirty flu cases were confirmed the week of Nov. 5 alone...
Flu season off to quick start in Wisconsin
It's not too late for flu shot, officials say
By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel
Nov. 17, 2012 5:35 p.m.
As families gather this week for Thanksgiving, public health officials hope they don't pass the flu with the turkey and mashed potatoes.
More than 50 cases of the contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus have been confirmed by lab testing in Wisconsin since Oct. 5. Most people with the flu never see a doctor, so many more Wisconsin residents probably have had it already this season, health officials said Friday...
...Last year, eight or nine residents of Wisconsin nursing homes died from complications of the flu, and 22 outbreaks in nursing homes were reported - some with more than 50% of residents becoming ill, Haupt said.
Two clusters of flu already have been reported this season at Wisconsin nursing homes. They were the A/H3 strain of influenza, which so far this season is dominant in Wisconsin and across the country, Haupt said.
"It's been a faster start than the last few years," he added.
Thirty flu cases were confirmed the week of Nov. 5 alone...