{"id":487,"date":"2011-02-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/compliance-signs.local\/flu-activity-increasing-across-country\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T21:06:54","slug":"flu-activity-increasing-across-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compliancesigns.com\/blog\/flu-activity-increasing-across-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Flu Activity Increasing Across Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu activity in the United States is on the increase, as noted in the FluView report for the week ending February 5. CDC tracks certain key flu indicators over the season. 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