Swine Flu Cases Trend Upward: ; Health Officials Say Number of; H1n1 Infections Again On the Rise and People Should Be Vaccinated

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While the number of swine flu cases in the state has dropped drastically in the past couple of months, health officials say infections again are on the upswing and now more than ever people need to be vigilant about getting vaccinated.

State health officer Cathy Slemp said the number of cases of H1N1 identified in West Virginia has dropped to about 2,000 per week, down from 13,000 a week in late October.

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Swine Flu Cases Trend Upward: ; Health Officials Say Number of; H1n1 Infections Again On the Rise and People Should Be Vaccinated

But Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Director Rahul Gupta points out the percentage of people visiting health care providers with flu-like illnesses has jumped in the past several weeks.

Around the beginning of November, only 2 percent of pa...

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