California Flu Season Worst in State Since 2009, CDC Says
The 405 severe influenza cases reported in California from Sept. 29, 2013, to Jan. 18 make this the state's most severe flu season since 2009, according to a CDC report released Thursday. Almost all of the deaths and flu-related illnesses reported this year were caused by the H1N1 strain of the virus, according to researchers.
- "Federal Health Agency Says Flu Season in California Worst Since 2009" (Brown, "L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 2/20).