USA FluWatch.com Activity, Summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004
(Looking for Influenza outbreaks following June 2004 Venus Transit)
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.
There was no apparent out of the ordinary FluWatch activity following the
Venus transit. There was a mid-month surge in May 2004, but in the absense of
further evidence it would be hard to relate it to the transit.
