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January 12, 2013

Death toll rises as flu epidemic grips US
Chicago (AFP) Jan 11, 2013
The death toll from a flu outbreak gripping the United States has reached epidemic levels and it will be at least several weeks before the outbreak abates, health officials said Friday. Flu or pneumonia were responsible for 7.3 percent of the deaths reported in 122 cities monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the week ending January 5. That's just above the epidemic threshold of 7.2 percent. "Most of the country is seeing or has seen a lot of flu," CDC director To ... read more

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