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Swine Flu in the United States for November 7 2009
The CDC continues to release data on Fridays for the previous week. The data in this report is for the week ending November 7 and was released November 13, 2009. Visits to doctors for influenza like illness: second week that rates have declined. Now 6.7% and the seasonal baseline is 2.3%. Note, however, that many doctors are telling patients who call with ILI symptoms not to come in to the office unless it is serious. Hospitalizations for … Read entire article »
CBS Exclusive Report on H1N1 uses fake numbers?
CBS News Exclusive: Study Of State Results Finds H1N1 Not As Prevalent As Feared Chuck Simmins states: I looked at the story and my jaw dropped. Without any research at all, I could tell something was wrong with their numbers. These numbers are supposed to be through late July, when the CDC asked the states to change their reporting. As we have shown in our prior reports, many of the states had ceased reporting case numbers long … Read entire article »
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Pandemic swine flu beginning to surge in U.S.
The official end of summer is this week along America’s North Shore and that means schools from pre-K to college level are in sessions. This also signals the expected second wave of pandemic influenza, pandemic swine flu. The CDC report on influenza and influenza like illnesses (ILI) is for the week ending September 12, 2009. Traveling across the northern tier of states, the New England region had a very low incidence of ILI from reporting doctors … Read entire article »
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Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Cases – Selected Cities 6-27-09
Here are case counts for the pandemic swine flu, or pandemic novel H1N1 from the top five cities in the United States. Milwaukee: 3,085 cases Chicago and Cook county: 2,203 cases New York City with Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester counties: 1,449 cases New York City alone: 1,149 cases Hildalgo County, Texas: 600 cases Here is the latest pandemic flu case count for selected cities and metro areas. Those cities in gray have ceased posting their counts, or are no longer counting. CITY STATE NOTES 05/18/09 06/03/09 06/19/09 06/28/09 Gadsden AL Etowah 22 Huntsville AL Madison 30 35 43 47 Montgomery AL Montgomery 7 8 20 34 Phoeniz AZ Maricopa 179 289 354 399 Tucson AZ Pima 76 130 140 149 San Francisco-Oakland CA Contra Costa 203 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 61 116 111 114 San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 70 94 124 128 San Diego CA San Diego 110 152 222 238 San Jose CA Santa Clara 116 Denver CO Denver + Arapaho 25 51 Fairfield Cty CT Fairfield (NYS burb) 40 235 390 413 New Haven CT New Haven 264 Fort Lauderdale FL Broward 15 Miami FL Dade 12 Boise ID Ada 6 8 18 29 Chicago IL Chicago + Cook 513 890 1,927 2,203 Gary IN Lake 22 44 80 97 Indianapolis IN Marion 46 84 99 105 Fort Riley KA Riley 7 23 24 24 Geary Cty KA Geary – next to Riley 25 25 25 Kansas City KA Wyandotte + Johnson 22 25 27 27 Louisville KY Jefferson 4 47 56 58 Baton Rouge LA East Baton Rouge 24 Lafayette LA Lafayette 60 61 61 New Orleans LA Jefferson + Orleans 36 3 4 4 Boston MA Suffolk 18 278 Cambridge MA Middlesex 100 267 Grand Rapids MI Kent 48 51 52 52 Ann Arbor MI Washtenaw 15 32 32 46 Pontiac MI Oakland 68 306 306 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN metro region 29 52 345 457 Kansas City MO 8 9 10 St. Louis MO St. Louis 5 11 16 17 Gulfport MS Harrison 3 14 13 24 Pascagoula MS Jackson 12 16 20 Bismark ND Burleigh 2 4 6 7 Fargo ND Cass 17 17 Minot ND Ward 3 10 11 11 Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 13 Las Vegas NV Clark 21 29 66 76 Reno NV Washoe 5 63 126 134 New York City NY various 192 553 1,032 1,149 NYC & neighbor … Read entire article »
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Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Case Counts – Selected Cities 6-19-2009
Here are the latest available case counts for pandemic swine flu or pandemic novel H1N1 for select cities and urban area. CITY STATE 05/18/09 06/03/09 06/19/09 Huntsville AL 30 35 43 Montgomery AL 7 8 20 Phoeniz AZ 179 289 354 Tucson AZ 76 130 140 Los Angeles CA 61 116 111 San Bernardino CA 70 94 124 San Diego CA 110 152 222 Fairfield Cty CT 40 235 390 Boise ID 6 8 18 Chicago IL 513 890 1,927 Gary IN 22 44 80 Indianapolis IN 46 84 99 Fort Riley KA 7 23 24 Geary Cty KA 25 25 Kansas City KA 22 25 27 Louisville KY 4 47 56 Lafayette LA 60 61 New Orleans LA 36 3 4 Boston MA 18 278 Cambridge MA 100 267 Grand Rapids MI 48 51 52 Pontiac MI 68 306 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN 29 52 345 Kansas City MO 8 9 St. Louis MO 5 11 16 Gulfport MS 3 14 13 Pascagoula MS 12 16 Bismark ND 2 4 6 Fargo ND 17 Minot ND 3 10 11 Albuquerque NM 13 Las Vegas NV 21 29 66 Reno NV 5 63 126 New York City NY 192 553 1,032 NYC & neighbor ctys NY 695 1,283 Cleveland OH 13 Columbus OH 5 12 19 Oklahoma City OK 13 26 39 Tulsa OK 20 25 Allentown PA 130 Philadelphia PA 15 57 270 Reading PA 78 118 San Antonio TX 57 170 182 Brownsville TX 61 222 296 Dallas TX 87 144 200 El Paso TX 180 274 Hildalgo Cty TX 266 539 Ft. Worth TX 94 123 151 Salt Lake City UT 86 290 Seattle WA 367 524 Madison WI 61 300 Milwaukee WI 508 2,618 CITY STATE 05/18/09 06/03/09 06/19/09 Milwaukee WI 508 2,618 Chicago IL 513 890 1,927 NYC & neighbor ctys NY 695 1,283 New York City NY 192 553 1,032 Hildalgo Cty TX 266 539 Seattle WA 367 524 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 Cases in CitiesSwine Flu Case Counts in Select Cities May 29 2009Swine Flu or H1N1 in United States Urban Areas May 18 2009Swine Flu or H1N1 in Select Cities – June 3 2009Swine Flu or Novel H1N1 Cases in Select Cities June 11 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Case Counts – Selected Cities 6-19-2009Pandemic Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Cases – Selected Cities … Read entire article »
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Swine Flu or Novel H1N1 Cases in Select Cities June 11 2009
Here are some select cities and metro areas and the numbers of swine flu or novel H1N1 cases reported for them on their respective state sites. Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, stands out as does Hildalgo County, Texas, the county along the Rio Grande just upstream from Brownsville. CITY STATE NOTES 05/18/09 05/30/09 06/11/09 Huntsville AL Madison 30 35 Montgomery AL Montgomery 7 8 Phoeniz AZ Maricopa 179 283 322 Tucson AZ Pima 76 127 135 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 61 116 104 San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 70 94 108 San Diego CA San Diego 110 152 211 Fairfield Cty CT Fairfield (NYS burb) 40 144 359 Boise ID Ada 6 8 9 Chicago IL Chicago + Cook 513 777 1455 Gary IN Lake 22 41 54 Indianapolis IN Marion 46 79 89 Fort Riley KA Riley 7 23 23 Geary Cty KA Geary – next to Riley 25 Kansas City KA Wyandotte + Johnson 22 24 26 Louisville KY Jefferson 4 26 53 Lafayette LA Lafayette 59 60 New Orleans LA Jefferson + Orleans 36 1 3 Boston MA Suffolk 18 178 444 Cambridge MA Middlesex 100 217 336 Grand Rapids MI Kent 48 52 51 Pontiac MI Oakland 54 128 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN metro region 29 38 123 Kansas City MO 8 8 St. Louis MO St. Louis 5 11 13 Gulfport MS Harrison 3 10 18 Pascagoula MS Jackson 15 Bismark ND Burleigh 2 3 4 Fargo ND Cass 12 Minot ND Ward 3 8 11 Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 13 23 Las Vegas NV Clark 21 29 34 Reno NV Washoe 5 63 99 New York City NY various 192 415 820 NYC & neighbor ctys NY Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland + Westchester 1009 Columbus OH Franklin 5 10 16 Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma 13 25 32 Tulsa OK Tulsa 20 23 Philadelphia PA Philadelphia 15 34 150 Reading PA Berks 64 89 Brownsville TX Cameron 61 208 261 Dallas TX Dallas 87 142 144 El Paso TX El Paso 157 217 Ft. Worth TX Tarrant 94 119 123 Hildalgo Cty TX Hildalgo 169 406 San Antonio TX Bexar 57 170 178 Salt Lake City UT Salt Lake Vlly HD + Summitt HD 86 201 540 Seattle WA King + Snohomish 367 Madison WI Dane 61 Milwaukee WI Milwaukee 508 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 Cases in CitiesSwine Flu Case Counts in Select Cities May 29 2009Swine … Read entire article »
Swine Flu or H1N1 in Select Cities – June 3 2009
Here is a selection of cities and counties reporting cases of novel H1N1 or swine flu. The blanks indicate an addition, or in a few cases, the lack of new data. Some states are electing to not publicly report their cases, or to only report hospitalizations for the illness. CITY STATE NOTES 05/18/09 05/22/08 05/30/09 06/03/09 Huntsville AL Madison 30 35 35 35 Montgomery AL Montgomery 7 8 8 8 Phoeniz AZ Maricopa 179 261 283 289 Tucson AZ Pima 76 113 127 130 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 61 87 116 116 San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 70 82 94 94 San Diego CA San Diego 110 127 152 152 Fairfield Cty CT Fairfield (NYS burb) 40 78 144 235 Boise ID Ada 6 7 8 8 Chicago IL Chicago + Cook 513 668 777 890 Gary IN Lake 22 33 41 44 Indianapolis IN Marion 46 54 79 84 Fort Riley KA Riley 7 21 23 23 Geary Cty KA Geary – next to Riley 25 Kansas City KA Wyandotte + Johnson 22 23 24 25 Louisville KY Jefferson 4 13 26 47 Lafayette LA Lafayette 41 59 60 New Orleans LA Jefferson + Orleans 36 1 1 3 Boston MA Suffolk 18 61 178 278 Cambridge MA Middlesex 100 144 217 267 Grand Rapids MI Kent 48 50 52 51 Pontiac MI Oakland 26 54 68 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN metro region 29 33 38 52 Kansas City MO 3 8 8 St. Louis MO St. Louis 5 9 11 11 Gulfport MS Harrison 3 4 10 14 Pascagoula MS Jackson 12 Bismark ND Burleigh 2 3 3 4 Minot ND Ward 3 3 8 10 Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 13 19 23 Las Vegas NV Clark 21 36 29 29 Reno NV Washoe 5 21 63 63 New York City NY various 192 240 415 553 NYC & neighbor ctys NY Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland + Westchester 695 Columbus OH Franklin 5 7 10 12 Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma 13 17 25 26 Tulsa OK Tulsa 15 20 20 Philadelphia PA Philadelphia 15 16 34 57 Reading PA Berks 33 64 78 Brownsville TX Cameron 61 192 208 222 Dallas TX Dallas 87 139 142 144 El Paso TX El Paso 144 157 180 Ft. Worth TX Tarrant 94 110 119 123 Hildalgo Cty TX Hildalgo 189 169 266 San Antonio TX Bexar 57 163 170 170 Salt Lake City UT Salt Lake Vlly HD + Summitt HD 86 108 201 290 Seattle WA King + Snohomish 367 499 Madison WI Dane 61 90 Milwaukee WI Milwaukee 508 706 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 Cases in CitiesSwine Flu Case Counts in Select Cities May 29 … Read entire article »
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Swine Flu Case Counts in Select Cities May 29 2009
Here are some swine flu or novel H1N1 case counts for select United States cities or metro areas. Missing reports are due to the state health authorities no longer posting counts on their websites. It is worrisome that both Washington state and Wisconsin have ceased public reporting. Seattle, Milwaukee and Madison have large outbreaks of swine flu and that data would be useful. CITY STATE NOTES 05/18/09 05/22/08 05/30/09 Huntsville AL Madison 30 35 35 Montgomery AL Montgomery 7 8 8 Phoeniz AZ Maricopa 179 261 283 Tucson AZ Pima 76 113 127 Los Angeles CA Los Angeles 61 87 116 San Bernardino CA San Bernardino 70 82 94 San Diego CA San Diego 110 127 152 Fairfield Cty CT Fairfield (NYS burb) 40 78 144 Boise ID Ada 6 7 8 Chicago IL Chicago + Cook 513 668 777 Gary IN Lake 22 33 41 Indianapolis IN Marion 46 54 79 Fort Riley KA Riley 7 21 23 Kansas City KA Wyandotte + Johnson 22 23 24 Louisville KY Jefferson 4 13 26 Lafayette LA Lafayette 41 59 New Orleans LA Jefferson + Orleans 36 1 1 Boston MA Suffolk 18 61 178 Cambridge MA Middlesex 100 144 217 Grand Rapids MI Kent 48 50 52 Pontiac MI Oakland 26 54 Minneapolis / St. Paul MN metro region 29 33 38 Kansas City MO 3 8 St. Louis MO St. Louis 5 9 11 Gulfport MS Harrison 3 4 10 Bismark ND Burleigh 2 3 3 Minot ND Ward 3 3 8 Albuquerque NM Bernalillo 13 19 23 Las Vegas NV Clark 21 36 29 Reno NV Washoe 5 21 63 New York City NY various 192 240 415 Columbus OH Franklin 5 7 10 Oklahoma City OK Oklahoma 13 17 25 Tulsa OK Tulsa 15 20 Philadelphia PA Philadelphia 15 16 34 Reading PA Berks 33 64 Brownsville TX Cameron 61 192 208 Dallas TX Dallas 87 139 142 El Paso TX El Paso 144 157 Ft. Worth TX Tarrant 94 110 119 Hildalgo Cty TX Hildalgo 189 169 San Antonio TX Bexar 57 163 170 Salt Lake City UT Salt Lake Vlly HD + Summitt HD 86 108 201 Seattle WA King + Snohomish 367 499 Madison WI Dane 61 90 Milwaukee WI Milwaukee 508 706 Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 Cases in CitiesSwine Flu Case Counts in Select Cities May 29 2009Swine Flu … Read entire article »
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Swine flu update – October 6 2009
October 6th, 2009 | Comments Off
Just a brief summary of various closings and other news about the swine flu pandemic. 400 cases at West Virginia University 175 cases at Dartmouth Tucson charter school closed due to illness Cases in public schools near Tucson Catholic high school in Maryland closes due to illness Outbreak at school in Central Pennsylvania Watertown, NY area school with outbreak And, then there is this piece of crap from Communist China: CHINA reported its first death from swine flu on the mainland yesterday, an 18-year-old woman in the Tibet Autonomous Region’s capital Lhasa. The government said it was rushing tens of thousands of doses of flu vaccine to the western city. The woman in Maizhokunggar County in Lhasa died of the H1N1 virus at about 3:20am on Sunday at the county hospital. She was admitted the previous day after experiencing coughing, … Read entire article »
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