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fromSFGATE
6 days ago'Everyone around you is sick': Winter viruses sweep through Bay Area
If you feel like everyone you know is dealing with a cough, cold and runny nose, it's not in your head. Multiple viruses, not just the flu, are currently circulating near season-high levels in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to wastewater data. Flu tests show seasonal influenza activity continues to be elevated in the region, although it's down from the season-high peak at the end of December, according to the California Department of Public Health.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoFlu is hitting California early. Why doctors worry this year will be especially hard on kids
An early, rising H3N2 subclade K-driven flu season is causing increased cases, wastewater detections, and rising hospital visits in California, threatening young children.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months agoToronto working on wastewater surveillance program to watch for disease during FIFA World Cup | CBC News
Toronto Public Health will pilot wastewater surveillance during the FIFA World Cup to detect COVID-19, influenza, RSV and potentially measles among visitors and fans.
fromHealthbeat
3 months agoNY health update: measles in Oswego wastewater, chikungunya in Long Island
During this lull is the perfect time to get vaccinated - before respiratory viruses pick up. A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report underscores why. Last flu season was especially severe, with one of the highest numbers of pediatric flu deaths in recent years. Nationwide, 109 children developed influenza-associated encephalopathy, a dangerous brain swelling caused by flu infection. In New York alone, 26 children died.
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