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State health officials have confirmed Maine's first flu case of the season. The illness arose in a Sagadahoc County adult, who tested positive for influenza B at a national reference laboratory, state health officials say.
The patient had not been immunized and had recently traveled to the southern United States. The influenza A strain responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and another strain of influenza A known as H3N2, as well as influenza B, are all circulating nationally, state health officials say.
"Now that influenza is reported in Maine, it is important for us to try to limit its spread, since even in a mild year influenza is a major cause of severe illness," says Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Dora Anne Mills.
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She says all "high risk" individuals should be vaccinated as soon as possible. For more information on the flu and how to prevent it, click here.
State health officials have confirmed Maine's first flu case of the season. The illness arose in a Sagadahoc County adult, who tested positive for influenza B at a national reference laboratory, state health officials say.
The patient had not been immunized and had recently traveled to the southern United States. The influenza A strain responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and another strain of influenza A known as H3N2, as well as influenza B, are all circulating nationally, state health officials say.
"Now that influenza is reported in Maine, it is important for us to try to limit its spread, since even in a mild year influenza is a major cause of severe illness," says Maine Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Dora Anne Mills.
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She says all "high risk" individuals should be vaccinated as soon as possible. For more information on the flu and how to prevent it, click here.
