YOU’VE HEARD THE WARNINGS ABOUT FLU THIS SEASON: GET THE VACCINE. THE WEATHER DID WARM UP NICELY FOR A WHILE … BUT EPIDEMIOLOGIST MARISA BARGSTEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TELLS US THE FLU SEASON IS FAR FROM OVER. SHE EXPECTS THERE WILL MORE WEEKS OF INFLUENZA ACTIVITY.
BARGSTEN SAYS THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IN ALL NEW MEXICO COUNTIES. SHE SAYS THEY’VE ALSO SEEN OUTBREAKS IN LONG TERM CARE COMMUNITIES. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAW A PEAK IN FLU CASES JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE DEPARTMENT MONITORS FLU ACTIVITY ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY.
