Influenza B

• Manitoba health officials warn to take precautions heading into holiday

  Officials are expecting to see an uptick in cases in the new year and as cases of influenza B start being detected.

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  Dec 20, 2022
  
• Manitoba COVID-19 data now found with flu data in weekly respiratory virus report

  In Manitoba, COVID-19 data will now be made available with seasonal influenza data in a combined epidemiological report issued on Friday mornings.

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  Nov 18, 2022
  
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• ‘Amazing’: Vision returns for girl, 4, who was blinded by flu complications

  Jade DeLucia suffered brain damage and vision loss because of a 'rare complication' following a case of the flu.

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  Mar 9, 2020
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• 23 Albertans have died from the flu this season

  Nearly two dozen Albertans have died from the flu this winter, according to the latest report from Alberta Health Services, released Thursday.

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  Feb 7, 2020
• Kids at higher risk of being hospitalized this flu season, health officer says

  More kids are ending up in hospital this flu season than usual, says Canada's chief public health officer.

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  Jan 17, 2020
• Flu strain affecting younger people hit Ottawa way earlier than usual, OPH says

  Ottawa Public Health officials are seeing more flu cases this year than they did at this same time last year.

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  Jan 13, 2020
• 3 more flu-related deaths in Edmonton zone, Alberta confirmed cases double: AHS

  Three more flu-related deaths in the Edmonton zone were reported by Alberta Health Services in its weekly influenza report.

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  Jan 9, 2020
• Why this year’s flu season could be particularly dangerous for kids

  So far, more than 3,200 cases of flu have been reported across Canada since the end of August.

  Dec 24, 2019
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• Number of flu-related deaths in Alberta this season jumps to 6: AHS

  The number of people in the province who died with lab-confirmed influenza rose to six, according to Alberta Health Services' weekly report released Thursday.

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  Dec 19, 2019
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• ‘It’s important to get the flu shot’: Flu season comes early to Peterborough and the Kawarthas

  The first lab-confirmed case of influenza A was reported by Peterborough Public Health on Nov. 1, a full month earlier than in 2018

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  Nov 14, 2019