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Flu season is well under way throughout Iowa with at least 10 percent
of students in 20 counties missing class as of January 25 due to
confirmed cases of influenza, according to the Iowa Department of Public
Health.
"Our flu surveillance data shows us that influenza is widespread in
Iowa, but it seems to be hitting a higher-than-normal number of
school-aged children," says Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa state
epidemiologist.
You can easily monitor the number of confirmed cases of influenza in
Iowa from the University Hygienic Laboratory website by
clicking here.
The county-by-county report is updated daily with the number of cases
displayed in each county.
In addition to influenza, the site also monitors respiratory viruses,
pertussis (whooping cough) and mumps.
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illness are added daily by county. Each illness is tracked on a separate
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