State’s first flu cases reported

Three Bernalillo County women, ages 54, 68 and 77, have been diagnosed with the state’s first lab-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2015-2016 season, the New Mexico Department of Health said today.
The 68- and 77-year-old women were treated at a hospital and released, the agency said. The first flu case last season was reported in September.
“It’s nearly impossible to predict how severe a flu season will be or when cases will peak,” Department of Health Cabinet Secreta