Last week, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Laboratories Administration confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing 3 cases of influenza A H3N2 and 1 case of influenza B in 4 Baltimore Metropolitan Area children. These are the first PCR-confirmed cases in Maryland for the 2012-2013 influenza season. In contrast, the first PCR confirmation of the 2011-2012 influenza season was in late December 2011. Whether or not this signals an earlier influenza activity peak this season is not known; however, DHMH would like to remind Maryland healthcare providers of the following: |
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Get your flu shots, folks!
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