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U.S. H1N1 flu epidemic on the decline

By MIKE STOBBE, The Associated Press
February 5, 2010 | 1:21 p.m. CST

ATLANTA  — Is the U.S. H1N1 epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.

U.S. cases have been declining since October. An official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says H1N1 cases are still occurring and are likely to continue a while longer at some level.