Making their first appearance in Europe since 2002, Fulham occasionally showed the strain of beginning their season in July, with their defence loose at times and a lack of bite evident in midfield.
If that trend continues, we are likely to see even higher levels of the vaccine-resistant strain appear by the peak of the season, still weeks away.
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The Sydney 2012 strain was first seen in Australia, where the norovirus season is lasting longer than usual as outbreaks continue into their summer.
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Lumber trucks and pickups rumble through the town's four traffic lights, which feel the strain of traffic only during hunting season.
There are still concerns that the virus could return in the fall, in the typical flu season, as a stronger strain.
Garza suffered a training camp lat muscle strain and has not pitched for the Cubs this season.
Edwards played in the first four games of the season with his latest club, London Broncos, before being sidelined with a hamstring strain and has decided to take a complete break from the game.
The 2012-13 flu season is said to have started earlier than usual, with many cases of the H3N2 strain, which can be severe.
This strain of the virus was first seen in Australia, where the norovirus season is lasting longer than usual as outbreaks continue into their summer.
It was the fourth time in Kemp's career that the two-time Gold Glove winner has been on the DL, including two stints last season because of a left hamstring strain that cost him a combined 51 games.
"We finally peaked at the right time, " Kennedy said, adding that the rigor of tournament play put more strain on his pitching staff than a regular season three-game weekend series might have.
To make matters worse, Wright was hampered by a rib strain during spring training and left-hander Johan Santana will begin the season on the disabled list while he builds strength in his shoulder.
Darren Thomas (shoulder), signed from Glamorgan in the off-season, has still not played a game while Tony Palladino (abdominal strain) is only just back in action.
As for why this winter's flu season seems especially bad, Dr. Marr believes it is because of the particular strain of the virus, H3N2, which causes "stronger" symptoms, as well as an early start to the season.
Those results will help determine whether a stronger strain of the virus will return to the United States and the Northern Hemisphere during the fall flu season.
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