Influenza

Flu continues to decline; just five states now reporting widespread illness

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 15th, 2004

The number of states hard-hit by the flu has dropped to just five from a peak of 45 right before Christmas, and the death toll among children has climbed to at least 111, health officials say.

Only Delaware, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont reported widespread flu during the week ending January 17, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty states were listed at that level the previous week.

"I think we're at the point where in most of the country, flu has come and gone, or at least is smoldering along," said Dr. William Schaffner, a flu expert with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. "We're all in...

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