Tag: influenza
Take anti-flu precautions
The flu has turned deadly in San Benito County.
Two San Benito County residents have died due from an influenza virus, health officials reported this...
Serious flu season expected
The current influenza season is expected to be particularly severe, according to public health officials in the Southern Hemisphere. Flu activity south of the...
County to hold free flu vaccine clinic
San Benito County Public Health Services will conduct a free flu vaccination clinic later this month in preparation for the upcoming flu season.
The free...
Flu cases on the rise in California
San Benito County Public Health's flu clinic Tuesday came just days before the California Department of Public Health announced an increase in flu activity in California.
CDC urges use of hygiene around pigs at county fairs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended people who are at high risk of serious flu complications to avoid visiting swine barns at fairs this year since they are seeing an increase in the number of cases of a new flu virus, H3N2v, this year. There have been no cases of this particular strain of the virus in California.
