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Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 Discussion for July 25 2009

July 25th, 2009 | Comments Off

Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 Discussion for July 25 2009

Here is a brief discussion of the swine flu situation in select states. The CDC is no longer publicly tracking case numbers. July 24, 2009 is the last day that CDC is providing individual confirmed and probable cases of novel H1N1 influenza. CDC will report the total number of hospitalizations and deaths each week, and continue to use its traditional surveillance systems to track the progress of the novel H1N1 flu outbreak. Arizona: 947 cases as of … Read entire article »

Filed under: Analysis, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Reporting, Swine Flu

Swine Flu Update for the United States May 6 2009

May 6th, 2009 | Comments Off

First, the CDC numbers from this morning, then the latest numbers from Illinois, double what the CDC has down for them. CDC U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection (As of May 6, 2009, 11:00 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths Alabama 4   Arizona 48   California 67   Colorado 17   Connecticut 4   Delaware 33   Florida 5   Georgia 3   Hawaii 3   Idaho 1   Illinois 122   Indiana 15   Iowa 1   Kansas 2   Kentucky* 2   Louisiana 7   Maine 1   Maryland 4   Massachusetts 45   Michigan 8   Minnesota 1   Missouri 2   Nebraska 4   Nevada 5   New Hampshire 2   New Jersey 7   New Mexico 3   New York 97   North Carolina 7   Ohio 5   Oklahoma 1   Oregon 15   Pennsylvania 1   Rhode Island 2   South Carolina 16   Tennessee 2   Texas 61 2 Utah 1   Virginia 3   Washington 9   Wisconsin 6   TOTAL (41) 642 cases 2 deaths International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection See: World Health Organization *Case is resident of KY but currently hospitalized in GA. Illinois Dept of Public Health Illinois Cases of H1N1 Flu (As of May 6, 2009, 10 a.m. CT) City or County # of Probable Cases # of Confirmed Cases Total Boone - 2 2 Chicago 9 93 102 Cook 2 57 59 DeKalb 1 - 1 DuPage 1 26 27 Kane 1 20 12 Kendall 1 1 2 Knox - 1 1 Lake 1 4 5 McHenry - 2 2 Sangamon 1 - 1 Will - 15 15 Winnebago 2 2 4 Undetermined 1 2 3 Total 20* 225 245 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine flu outbreak 2009Swine Flu OutbreakWHO Press Release on Swine FluNew Swine Flu Cases in KansasSwine Flu Update – 04-26-2009Canada Has 6 Cases of Swine FluCDC Briefing on Swine Flu for 4-26-2009Swine Flu Update: Early Morning 4-27-2009Swine … Read entire article »

Filed under: Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu

Illinois Swine Flu Case Count Leaps

May 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Illinois’s count of swine flu, H1N1 cases has gone up from the 8 yesterday. Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Cases of H1N1 Flu (As of May 5, 2009, 10 a.m. CT) City or County # of Probable Cases # of Confirmed Cases Total Chicago 15 34 49 Cook 11 21 32 DeKalb 1 - 1 DuPage 1 14 15 Kane 5 7 12 Kendall 1 - 1 Lake 1 - 1 McHenry - 1 1 Sangamon 1 - 1 Will 3 4 7 Winnebago 1 1 2 Total 40* 82 122 *Locations may change as the result of additional information obtained through case investigations. A confirmed case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness with laboratory confirmed infection A probable case is defined as a person with an acute febrile respiratory illness who is positive for influenza A, but negative for H1 and H3 Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine flu outbreak 2009Swine Flu OutbreakWHO Press Release on Swine FluNew Swine Flu Cases in KansasSwine Flu Update – 04-26-2009Canada Has 6 Cases of Swine FluCDC Briefing on Swine Flu for 4-26-2009Swine … Read entire article »

Filed under: Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu

U.S. Swine Flu Cases for May 1, 2009

May 1st, 2009 | Comments Off

South Carolina leaps into the top three states with swine flu cases, surpassing California. U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection (As of May 1, 2009, 11:00 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths Arizona 4   California 13   Colorado 2   Delaware 4   Illinois 3   Indiana 3   Kansas 2   Kentucky 1   Massachusetts 2   Michigan 2   Minnesota 1   Nebraska 1   Nevada 1   New Jersey 5   New York 50   Ohio 1   South Carolina 16   Texas 28 1 Virginia 2   TOTAL COUNTS 141 cases 1 death International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection See: World Health Organization Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine flu outbreak 2009Swine Flu OutbreakWHO Press Release on Swine FluNew Swine Flu Cases in KansasSwine Flu Update – 04-26-2009Canada Has 6 Cases of Swine FluCDC Briefing on Swine Flu for 4-26-2009Swine Flu Update: Early Morning 4-27-2009Swine Flu Found in ScotlandWHO Declares Stage 4 Influenza Pandemic AlertNew Swine Flu Cases in CaliforniaSwine Flu Report – Early Morning 4-28-2009Military Flu Screening IDs Texas Swine Flu CasesSwine Flu – Midday 4-28-2009Swine Flu – Morning Update 4-29-200991 … Read entire article »

Filed under: Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu