Flu Watchdog Spots More With Fever and Cough, But It’s Not Flu

  • Lacking widespread coronavirus testing, academics parse data
  • Surveillance network notices uptick in flu-like symptoms
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A U.S. disease surveillance network that monitors doctors’ offices and hospitals has picked up a rise in people with a fever and cough, but who don’t test positive for influenza.