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Flu Outbreak Drives School and Work Absences Nationwide
The Associated Press reports higher absenteeism due to Hong Kong flu across multiple states and cities. New York firms show up to 40 percent of workers absent, with some cases 200 percent above normal. Colorado records about 50,000 flu cases. Air Force Academy reports most cadets ill but few hospitalizations. Southeast and West Coast regions report flu-like symptoms and rising absenteeism in schools and offices.
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Associated Press
New York City
Commerce and Industry Association
Hong Kong
National Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Puerto Rico
Colorado
State Health Department
Denver
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Seattle
Wash
District of Columbia Health Department
Washington
Philadelphia
City Health Department
Arizona Health Department
Louisiana
Virginia
California
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
Georgia
Mississippi