Flu Still Strong in NC

Posted by Kelly on Feb 21, 2008 - 05:35 pm

According to the Winston Salem Journal, the flu epidemic that hit Wake Forest in the past month has not shown any signs of slowing down.  Across the state the cases have risen for the third week in a row, up from 5.2 percent last week.

The N.C. Division of Public Health reported that nearly 5.7 percent of patients examined by the 76 participants in the N.C. Influenza Sentinel Surveillance program had flu symptoms during the week that ended Feb. 16.

Flu vaccinations are still available and can be found in the ‘alerts’ section at www.nccarelink.gov