Flu Cases on the Rise In Georgia: A Look at this Year’s Virus with Emory’s Dr. James Steinberg

As 2014 begins, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is high flu activity in the southeastern United States, including here in Georgia.

State health officials have confirmed four flu-related deaths this season, as of Jan. 2, 2014.

WABE’s Denis O’Hayer spoke with Dr. James Steinberg, a professor of medicine and an infectious disease specialist at the Emory University School of Medicine.