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Comments in this article would indicate that the flu season is indeed early in Middle America, with cases rapidly increasing according to one clinics recent figures. Middle Georgia seeing early flu casesPublished: October 18, 2012
2012-10-18T22:20:41Z
By LIZ FABIAN — lfabian@macon.com
Influenza outbreaks typically peak in January, but some Middle Georgians are already suffering.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that of the 10 health regions in the nation, a higher percentage of flu cases were confirmed early this month in the South.“There’s no way that we are notified of every single flu case there is; however, we have gotten reports from physicians that they are seeing flu,” said Jennifer Jones, public information officer for the North Central Health District of Georgia, which covers Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington, and Wilkinson counties. “I can’t tell whether we’ll peak early or just see more cases.”Dr. Seth Bush of Middle Georgia Pediatrics typically sees about 50 patients a day, but he had more than 80 children come through the office Monday.“Definitely the flu is here early,” said Bush, who is also seeing cases of strep throat and stomach viruses.Link here... [ link to www.macon.com]
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