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Swine Flu in Upstate New York State
NYS Department of Health Statement from Richard F. Daines, M.D., Commissioner Governor Paterson’s decision to activate New York State’s health emergency preparedness plan has enabled us to quickly respond to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. The Governor has pledged all necessary resources for New York State’s response to this outbreak to mitigate its impact on New Yorkers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received last night the specimens from the three suspect cases of H1N1 in Suffolk, Orange, and Cortland counties. The State Health Department (the Department) does not yet have confirmatory results from those specimens. We also are waiting for validation of the accuracy of the testing performed by the Department’s Wadsworth Laboratories. Once our testing is validated, New York no longer will need to send specimens to CDC for confirmatory … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu
Swine Flu – Morning Update 4-29-2009
WHO from yesterday: The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 64 laboratory confirmed human cases, with no deaths. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Canada (6), New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (2), Israel (2) and Spain (2). The CDC case number site is unchanged at this time. AP is claiming CDC confirmation of a swine flu related death in Texas, a toddler. The Texas Health Department site does not have this information. AHN is reporting additional swine flu cases in Canada. The Canadian Public Health Agency has nothing at this time. Along America’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Americas North Shore, Influenza, Medicine, Pandemic, Swine Flu
