Is the end of pandemic H1N1 flu near?
December 20, 2009 — JesseThe end of the so-called second wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza may be in sight as testing rates — … and the number of positive tests for the virus — show evidence of decline across the country, a report affirmed….While H1N1 positivity rates dropped across age groups, children ages 5 to 14 years continue to have the highest proportion of positive results, at close to 40%. … Though the H1N1 wave appears to be drawing to a close, seasonal influenza is expected to pick up as usual through the end of the month and begin to peak in the first m onths of the new year, Fiore said….The company also markets two emergency use-authorized H1N1 test kits to other laboratories, but these weren’t included in the report
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Is the end of pandemic H1N1 flu near?