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Where is influenza circulating?
■ An occasional snapshot of current facts and trends in medicine.
Quick View. Posted Dec. 5, 2005
The disease has hit 21 states so far.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports incidence of flu across the United States assessed by state and territorial epidemiologists. This list gives data as of Nov. 12 and compiled by the CDC in a Nov. 18 report. Updates are provided weekly online (link).
States that have reported sporadic influenza activity: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia.
States that have not reported any activity: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention