PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota has its first confirmed case of
the flu this season.
The Health Department says the case involves a Clay County
resident who is between 40 and 49 years old. The person was not
hospitalized.
State Epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger says flu cases this time of
year are not typical but also are not unheard of.
During the 2010-11 flu season, there were 860 confirmed cases in
South Dakota. The first confirmed case did not come until late
October. Twenty deaths were linked to the flu.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-09-28-11 0725EDT
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