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Influenza is beginning to make its mark on Kentucky. The early cases have been found in two larger urban areas.The traditional flu season in the…
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Public health officials were surprised last year when the dominant strain of circulating flu mutated after the flu vaccine had been formulated. The current version looks like a better match.
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Most tests for viruses aim to detect only one or two. But researchers can now check a drop of blood for antibodies to hundreds of viruses, tracing the history of a lifetime of infections, old and new.
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Six flu-related deaths have happened in Kentucky so far this season, according to the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services.The state has been…
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With the holiday season often comes an increase in the number of flu cases across Kentucky. Over the last week state officials report rates of the flu…
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Regional healthcare and community officials are tightening up their emergency response plans in the unlikely event that someone comes down with Ebola.The…
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Vaccination isn't a perfect defense against flu. But vaccines remain the most reliable way to reduce the risk from an illness that causes thousands of deaths in the U.S. during a typical flu season.
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More than half of Kentucky’s regions have seen an increase in flu outbreaks in the past week prompting the state health department to raise the flu level…
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Kentucky has recorded its first two confirmed cases of flu for this season, one of them in Henderson County. The two cases of influenza are no indication…
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The flu may not be here to stay, but it’s certainly here for a little longer. In fact, State Epidemiologist Craig Humbaugh says the most recent report…