Warning on Flu: It's Not Going Away Just Yet, CDC Says
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | February 16, 2017 04:49pm ET
Flu season may have started several months ago, but it isn't going away just yet — U.S. health officials expect flu activity to remain high for at least a few more weeks, according to a new report.
The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that flu activity in the U.S. started to increase around mid-December, and remained elevated as of Feb. 4, the most recent date for which flu data is available.
Specifically, the report said that from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, the percentage of patients visiting the doctor for flu-like symptoms was 4.8 percent. That's well above the "national baseline" for flu visits — the threshold for what's typically seen in the off-season — which is 2.2 percent. [Winter Sickness: How to Tell If It's a Cold or the Flu]
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