Influenza Activity --- United States, September 30--December 1, 2018

Published on December 13, 2018

Influenza activity in the United States was low during October 2018, and, although it increased slowly during November, activity remains low across most of the country.

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Public Health Response to an Avian Influenza A(H7N8) Virus Outbreak in Commercial Turkey Flocks --- Indiana, 2016

December 6, 2018
Monitoring procedures for highly pathogenic avian influenza responders were successfully implemented during a 2016 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N8) in commercial turkey flocks in Indiana. No human cases of avian influenza were identified.

Rabies in a Dog Imported from Egypt --- Connecticut, 2017

December 20, 2018
Importation of a rabid dog into the United States from Egypt, with documentation of rabies vaccination but no medical history, resulted in a six-state investigation and administration of rabies postexposure prophylaxis to multiple persons.