First Confirmed Case Of Influenza B Identified In Central Texas
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Updated: 5:28 PM Oct 29, 2004
First Confirmed Case Of Influenza B Identified In Central Texas
A Central Texas woman who fell ill earlier this month has the first confirmed case of Influenza B in the state, Scott and White officials said Friday.
Posted: 5:45 PM Oct 29, 2004
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A 62-year old Waco woman has the first confirmed case of Influenza B in the state, Scott and White officials said Friday.

Scott and White lab technicians isolated the virus from a throat swab collected from the woman on Oct. 19 at the Scott and White Clinic in Waco.

A case of Influenza A was reported during the first week of October in New Braunfels, Scott and White said.

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