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Influenza cases are still on the rise in Alabama.
A new report from state health officials indicates that the disease is prevalent in much of the state. Al.com reports that Mobile County is the only place where numbers are not increasing.
The flu has been blamed for 15 deaths in this state since September. One of the victims was a child and the other 14 were adults.
The state report indicates that flu-like illnesses are the worst in southeastern Alabama, followed by the north end of the state.
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Alabama is one of 47 states reporting widespread influenza activity. People with influenza often have fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headache, tiredness and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.
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