USA Influenza Activity for Summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004 The graphs above show the running totals of the FluWatch.com active zipcodes in the United States for the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004. The Venus inferior conjunction/transit in 2004 was on 8 June. If there is to be a related outbreak of influenza, the prime time to look for it should be 30 to 60 days following the conjunction. That time period (8 July to 7 August) is shown on the 2004 graph in a lighter shade of grey. One or more influenza-like illnesses might make appearances as early as 15 days after the conjunction. That would correspond to June 23rd. See USA Influenza Activity 2003-2004 for a map which shows the locations of the currently active FluWatch zipcodes. Shade Tree Physics Robert Fritzius fritzius@bellsouth.net Top