Show Influenza In III i Utah to i In late January and early February 1971 the Uie New England England England Eng Eng- land and Middle Atlantic states experienced several widespread outbreaks of oC in in- in All of oC the isolates to date dale have been of the in influenza influenza influenza in- in B virus SCHOOL absentee rates have been high and pneumonia in deaths have risen above the epidemic threshold for Cor the New England region Elsewhere in the United States including Utah only sporadic cases of oC influenza have occurred THE TIlE HONG Kong A 2 virus was isolated in California but in only a very few Cew cases In Utah the statewide surveillance surveillance surveillance sur sur- system for Cor influenza has revealed a relatively stable level of activity during the winter months There was wasa a slight increase in reported cases in mid An isolate of the virus was obtained from Crom one patient DURING THE TlE last week of February an increasing number of cases of an in in- in like illness was reported reported reported re re- re- re ported in Davis County and these are currently being in investigated in- in |