
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, January 14, 1994                   TAG: 9401140215
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ATLANTA                                LENGTH: Short

TYPE A FLU SPREADING; ONLY 4 STATES SPARED

The severe type of flu that hit epidemic levels last month is only going to get worse.

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that Type A flu is expected to become even more widespread before the end of January.

Flu season normally begins in November and lasts until March.

So far, the strain has been reported in every state except Mississippi, Delaware, Hew Hampshire and Rhode Island.

The flu outbreak became a national epidemic the last two weeks of December, when deaths from flu and pneumonia rose in the 121 U.S. cities monitored by the CDC, said Dr. Larry Schoenberger. - Associated Press

by CNB