Spike in flu cases in East Texas - doctor says this is influenza B

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.cbs19.tv/story/25912966/health-alert-spike-in-flu-cases-in-east-texas


Health Alert: Spike in flu cases in East Texas
By Kari Bankston - email

(KYTX)-The flu is hitting some East Texans hard this summer. Clinics and Doctor's offices in East Texas tell CBS19 they saw a spike in flu cases in May, and several people have tested positive for the virus this week. Those with the Tyler Urgent Care clinic says this might be because we had such a bad flu season this year. Now is the time last fall's vaccines become less protective...

 

[Vibrant62]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Link not working??

If a flu starts doing the rounds out of season during a period of high temps and low humidity, its worth checking the genetic make up of the strain closely..

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

That link was working 2 hours ago. I saw it. There were several stories in paragraph form on that link. None looked fantastical to me. Hard to know why they pulled that link.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Here is a link to the longer flu only article:

Rare summer flu cases reported in East Texas

Posted: Jun 30, 2014 6:50 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 01, 2014 11:01 AM EDT
By Courtney Friedman


http://www.cbs19.tv/story/25909348/rare-summer-flu-cases-reported-in-east-texas

 

[Vibrant62]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Is this the area in which the border crosses with Mexico?

Just wondered if it could be related in any way to this?
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225007

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

No. Tyler is in the northeast part of the state. But - flu spreads, as we all know. Hard to know what the origin of the Tyler outbreak is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_Texas

 

[Emily]

Re: Spike in flu cases in East Texas

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http://www.ketknbc.com/news/local-doctors-seeing-cases-of-summer-flu

POSTED: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 5:31pm

UPDATED: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 6:36pm

Tyler , TX (KETK) ? This is something we would normally be talking about during the fall and winter, but local doctors say they're seeing cases of the flu lately. They say this virus isn't like the typical flu in winter months, but actually describe it as much worse...
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However this isn't like your regular sneezing, coughing kind of sickness. Dr. Constante said, "the flu I've been seeing have been influenza B, most of it in the flu season was influenza A."..