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Source: http://www.theobserver.ca/2013/01/02/number-of-local-flu-cases-rising
Flu sweeping across Ontario
By Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 5:52:07 EST PM
A flu surge that's gripping parts of Ontario appears to be surfacing in Sarnia-Lambton.
There have been 23 lab-confirmed influenza cases in the area since Sept. 1, said Erin Courtney, a supervisor with Lambton County's Community Health Services Department.
Twenty-one of those cases came in December, she said.
?It's a huge influx,? she said.
Dr. Doug Sider, Ontario's Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health told QMI Agency recently the number of lab-confirmed H3N2 strain cases in mid-December was 30 to 35 times higher than the same time period in 2011...
Flu sweeping across Ontario
By Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 5:52:07 EST PM
A flu surge that's gripping parts of Ontario appears to be surfacing in Sarnia-Lambton.
There have been 23 lab-confirmed influenza cases in the area since Sept. 1, said Erin Courtney, a supervisor with Lambton County's Community Health Services Department.
Twenty-one of those cases came in December, she said.
?It's a huge influx,? she said.
Dr. Doug Sider, Ontario's Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health told QMI Agency recently the number of lab-confirmed H3N2 strain cases in mid-December was 30 to 35 times higher than the same time period in 2011...