Flu widespread throughout US |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/01/02 12:44 Shanghai Daily |
The flu is widespread in almost every US state and the number of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza is now at an epidemic level, federal health officials said on Wednesday. Health departments in 45 states, New York City and the District of Columbia reported widespread influenza activity for the week ending on December 20, according to the latest data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumonia and influenza accounted for 7.8 percent of all deaths reported for the period, hitting what the CDC described as an "epidemic threshold" for the period. |
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