Flu Reaches Epidemic Level In U.s.: Cdc Says

Flu Epidemic

(Reuters) - Influenza has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with 7.3 percent of deaths last week caused by pneumonia and the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.

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