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Death Stats for Flu Can Be Misleading, CDC Report Shows

by Swine Flu Information

Death stats for flu can be misleading, CDC report shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are revising their estimates of the number of people who die each year from flu. We need good death estimates before we can judge how well our infection-control policies are really working, researchers say -- but, according to a new report released this week, earlier flu stats have failed to convey important, "substantial variability in ...

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