First case of flu this season reported in state
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TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
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The chance of getting a flu shot got a little better for some yesterday when the state got word it would receive more than 262,600 additional doses.
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The Moore County Health Department expects a large shipment of flu vaccine in mid-January, enough to schedule a flu clinic. The date will be announced when it is scheduled.
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The Santa Clara County Public Health Department today confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in the Bay Area. The department reports that a 50-year-old man became ill on Aug. 25 and was hospitalized on Aug. 29 with mild neurological symptoms.
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ATLANTA -- A 90-year-old nursing home patient died from the stomach flu last year, marking the first time U.S. health officials confirmed that the highly contagious bug is sometimes fatal.
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Lee County -- West Nile virus attacks Georgians again. Two Fulton County men are infected with West Nile Virus, the first confirmed cases in the state of the season.
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An unusually high number of children  have suffered severe illnesses from influenza in Alabama this  year, which has some experts worried, a pediatrician said on  Thursday.
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A young woman who died in Bangkok 10 days ago appears to have had the first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the "bird flu" that emerged in Southeast Asia last winter.
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GASTONIA, NC -- The Gaston County Health Department began its distribution of flu vaccine Monday to local health-care providers who have no vaccine for their high-risk patients.
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The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry confirmed Wednesday that one of five people suspected of having been infected with bird flu at a chicken farm in Kyoto Prefecture was the first person discovered to have carried the virus in the country.
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Some Indianapolis area firefighters have something new to worry about beyond battling flames: the flu. Firefighters are one of a number of groups that don&#39;t quite fit the federal government&#39;s
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A new strain of flu virus called "A California" will be added to the mix used in the U.S. vaccine for next season, which is already causing anxiety after a shortage in the current season.
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Flu season is in full swing, with wide outbreaks in 11 states  -  and a new strain is starting to emerge that this year's vaccine doesn't specifically target
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It&#39;s too early to tell whether this flu season will be severe, but some doctors are worried a major outbreak could cripple the nation&#39;s emergency rooms.
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The influenza B type disease which was spreading in the Southern part of the country is now under control, the Health authorities claimed yesterday.
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Octoberâs unseasonably warm and wet weather ushered in Matagorda Countyâs first reported case of West Nile virus in an area horse.
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West Nile virus appears to have claimed its first human victim this year in Fairfax County (website - news) . Health officials say an elderly man in the Mount Vernon section of the county is the first probable case of the year.