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Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout
Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout Editor's note: This story was previously accompanied by a photo of Dr. Karen Leiser from the Scarsdale Medical Group. Neither had any involvement with the story. As New Yorkers continue to battle the worst reported flu season in more than a decade, Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a “domestic flu surveillance team’ from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to battle the “flu epidemic,” Schumer announced this week that he is calling on experts to help locals track which flu strains are hitting, which treatment are most effective and how to make a plan to fight influenz…