On a regular basis, CDC reports all laboratory-confirmed cases that are received from states. State data may include both probable and confirmed cases, which in turn is likely to reflect a higher case count than the CDC surveillance data because initial case reports have not yet been reported to CDC. CDC does not report probable cases.
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