Even though we're hoping that we're past the peak for this early phase of the season, in past years we have seen flu come back, ... And we've also seen new strains emerge late in the season. So it's still important to be vigilant.
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The sudden appearance of the disease has led some people to speculate that it could be the work of terrorists. All indications right now is that this is a naturally occurring infectious disease, ... We're keeping an open mind about terrorism, especially given the time period that we're operating in.
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We are cautiously optimistic that at least in some parts of the country, influenza may have peaked. But there's still plenty of flu out there, and we're still encouraging people with flu-like illness who meet the criteria for concerns or complications to be sure and seek medical attention if they do develop the illness.
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But any time you have this kind of crowding and people under stress, we have to be concerned.
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That is something that we're evaluating very carefully to determine whether or not there's anything about this particular flu strain that's preferentially affecting children or causing more severe disease in children, ... We don't know the answer to the question yet. It is common for children to develop severe influenza and for deaths to occur in every flu season, unfortunately, so it will take us some time to figure that out.
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We could see an outbreak today, or we may not ever see an outbreak of infectious disease in this context. It is too soon to say.
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