Flu Finally Peaks In Wisconsin

Despite Season Peak, Deaths, Hospitalizations Continue

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radiology technician looks at a chest X-ray of a child suffering from flu symptoms
A radiology technician looks at a chest X-ray of a child suffering from flu symptoms at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. David Goldman/AP Photo

A second child in Wisconsin has died from the flu.

State health officials report that a stronger strain of flu, A/H3, continues to dominate.

Influenza has peaked but the season isn’t over and is expected to continue well into April.

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In general, this year’s flu season has been milder than last year. However it started later and is lasting longer.

The number of patients doctors are seeing with flu-like symptoms has dropped across the United States, but flu activity remains widespread in many states.

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