Influenza

Public Health Update #12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 15, 2005

The following are updated statistics on the total number of influenza cases reported to the Southern Nevada Health District Office of Epidemiology during the 2004 – 2005 flu season:

• 50 culture confirmed influenza cases
• 64 rapid test confirmed cases

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