The flu season is off and running in the Deep South.
The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds high levels of flu-like illness in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. Nevada has also seen high levels.
The highest level in that report for the week ended Nov. 16 was in Mississippi.
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