January 8, 2009
Lab test confirms state's first case of flu
It's here: Laboratory tests have detected the state's first seasonal flu virus in a sample taken from a sick child in the Baltimore area, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Arrival of the Type A (H1) flu comes several weeks earlier than last year's first lab-confirmed influenza case. Health Secretary John M. Colmers urged Marylanders who have not done so to get a flu vaccination. Nationally, flu activity remains low, with lab-confirmed cases reported in 21 states and no deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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