Reports of influenza-like illnesses have been slowly increasing in the Northwest, health authorities report.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza-like illnesses reported at outpatient health care facilities were “very high” for Washington state, Idaho and Oregon.
In Washington, as of the week of Dec. 15 to Dec. 21, 4.5% of visits to clinics participating in the Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet) were due to influenza-like illnesses, which was above the baseline of 2.1%…