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h1n1 flu (swine flu)

site last updated may 3, 2009, 11:00 am et

u.s. human cases of h1n1 flu infection

(as of may 3, 2009, 11:00 am et)

states

# of laboratory confirmed cases deaths

alabama 1

arizona 18

california 26

colorado 4

connecticut 2

delaware 10

florida 3

illinois 3

indiana 3

iowa 1

kansas 2

kentucky *1

massachusetts 7

michigan 2

minnesota 1

missouri 1

nebraska 1

nevada 1

new hampshire 1

new jersey 7

new mexico 1

new york 63

ohio 3

rhode island 1

south carolina 15

tennessee 1

texas 40, 1

utah 1

virginia 3

wisconsin 3

total (30)226 cases1 deathinternational human cases of swine flu infection

see: world health organization

*case is resident of ky but currently hospitalized in ga.

cdc continues to take aggressive action to respond to an expanding outbreak caused by novel h1n1 flu.

cdc's response goals are to:

1. reduce transmission and illness severity, and
   
2. provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by this emergency.
   

cdc continues to issue and update interim guidance daily in response to the rapidly evolving situation. cdc will issue updated interim guidance for clinicians on how to identify and care for people who are sick with novel h1n1 flu illness. this guidance will provide priorities for testing and treatment for novel h1n1 flu infection. the priority use for influenza antiviral drugs during this outbreak will be to treat people with severe flu illness.

on may 3, cdc is scheduled to complete deployment of 25 percent of the supplies in the strategic national stockpile (sns) to all states in the continental united states. these supplies and medicines will help states and u.s. territories respond to the outbreak. in addition, the federal government and manufacturers have begun the process of developing a vaccine against the novel h1n1 flu virus.

response actions are aggressive, but they may vary across states and communities depending on local circumstances. communities, businesses, places of worship, schools and individuals can all take action to slow the spread of this outbreak. people who are sick are urged to stay home from work or school and to avoid contact with others, except to seek medical care. this action can avoid spreading illness further.

u.s. human cases of h1n1 flu infection

(as of may 5, 2009, 11:00 am et)

states # of laboratory confirmed cases deaths

alabama 4

arizona 17

california 49

colorado 6

connecticut 2

delaware 20

florida 5

georgia 1

idaho 1

illinois 82

indiana 3

iowa 1

kansas 2

kentucky *1

louisiana 7

maine 1

maryland 4

massachusetts 6

michigan 2

minnesota 1

missouri 1

nebraska 1

nevada 1

new hampshire 1

new jersey 6

new mexico 1

new york 90

north carolina 1

ohio 3

oregon 15

pennsylvania 1

rhode island 1

south carolina 16

tennessee 2

texas 41, 1

utah 1

virginia 3

wisconsin 3

total (38)403 cases1 deathinternational human cases of swine flu infection

see: world health organization

*case is resident of ky but currently hospitalized in ga.

infection

(as of may 8, 2009, 11:00 am et) states*laboratory

the #'s have really increased. i can't remember the flu ever being this late in the season, anyone else?

confirmed cases deaths

alabama 4

arizona 131

california 107

colorado 25

connecticut 4

delaware 39

florida 6

georgia 3

hawaii 5

idaho 1

illinois 392

indiana 29

iowa 5

kansas 12

kentucky **3

louisiana 7

maine 4

maryland 4

massachusetts 83

michigan 49

minnesota 1

missouri 9

nebraska 4

nevada 8

new hampshire 3

new jersey 7

new mexico 8

new york 174

north carolina 7

ohio 6

oklahoma 4

oregon 15

pennsylvania 2

rhode island 7

south carolina 29

south dakota 1

tennessee 36

texas 93 , 2

utah 24

virginia 14

washington 33

washington, d.c. 1

wisconsin 240

total*(43) 1639 cases deaths 2 international human cases of swine flu infection

see: world health organization

*includes the district of columbia

**case is resident of ky but currently hospitalized in ga.

note: because of daily reporting deadlines, the state totals reported by cdc may not always be consistent with those reported by state health departments. if there is a discrepancy between these two counts, data from the state health departments should be used as the most accurate number.

CDC H1N1 Flu Update: U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection

4,298 Confirmed and Probable Cases in 47 States

Thanks for posting this.

I suspect that it is present in every state despite no confirmation yet from Ms, Wy and Ak. This is a very transmissible flu. The fact that the symptoms are so mild is one factor that helps it to spread more easily. There will be infected people that should stay home but won't. Travelers sometimes don't even know that they are infected until they are en route apparently. The very fact that this swine virus is more contagious than seasonal flu, and only has mild symptoms for most cases could allow it to seed itself throughout the globe.

It may not stay mild, however. It will be interesting to see if it replaces one of our seasonal influenzas. Will it pick up Tamiflu resistance when it meets up with the other H1N1 seasonal flu which carries that trait? What will it pick up from H5N1, bird flu in a host with both infections? Those are the questions that no one can answer yet, and this is why they are considering a new vaccine just for this new flu.

          [b]table. u.s. human cases of h1n1 flu infection[/b](as of may 19, 2009, 11:00 am et) states*[url="http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/casedef.htm"]confirmed and probable cases[/url]deathsalabama           61 cases      0 deathsarkansas            3 cases      0 deathsarizona           488 cases      2 deathscalifornia         553 cases      0 deathscolorado           56 cases      0 deathsconnecticut       56 cases      0 deathsdelaware           69 cases      0 deathsflorida             103 cases      0 deathsgeorgia             25 cases      0 deathshawaii              21 cases       0 deathsidaho                 8 cases       0 deathsillinois              707 cases      0 deathsindiana             96 cases       0 deathsiowa                71 cases       0 deathskansas             34 cases       0 deathskentucky**       16 cases       0 deathslouisiana           65 cases       0 deathsmaine               10 cases       0 deathsmaryland           39 cases       0 deathsmassachusetts  156 cases      0 deathsmichigan          165 cases      0 deathsminnesota          38 cases      0 deathsmississippi           4 cases       0 deathsmissouri            20 cases       0 deathsmontana             9 cases       0 deathsnebraska           28 cases       0 deathsnevada             31 cases       0 deathsnew hampshire   20 cases       0 deathsnew jersey        18 cases       0 deathsnew mexico       68 cases       0 deathsnew york         267 cases       0 deathsnorth carolina    12 cases       0 deathsnorth dakota       3 cases       0 deathsohio                 13 cases       0 deathsoklahoma          42 cases       0 deathsoregon             94 cases       0 deathspennsylvania      55 cases       0 deathsrhode island        8 cases       0 deathssouth carolina    36 cases       0 deathssouth dakota       4 cases       0 deathstennessee         85 cases       0 deathstexas              556 cases       3 deathsutah                 91 cases       0 deathsvermont             1 cases        0 deathsvirginia             23 cases        0 deathswashington      362 cases       1 deathwashington, d.c.  13 cases     0 deathswisconsin         766 cases       0 deaths[center][b]total*(48)[/b][b]5,469 cases[/b][b]6 deaths[/b][/center]*includes the district of columbia**one case is resident of ky but currently hospitalized in ga.                                                                                                           

I wonder why they did not include the death of that assistant principal that died in New York on Sunday evening. I am thinking that there other deaths that are not listed because the patients had other conditions that could be listed as the primary cause of death that were exacerbated by influenza.

And, there is also this very sad death, Swine flu suspected but not confirmed. No doubt, there are many more that are not reported yet.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/health/swine_flu/090519_second_possible_death_from_swine_flu_in_new_york_city

NEW YORK - A medical examiner will determine if the 16-month-old boy who died shortly after arriving at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens is the second death from swine flu in New York City.

Family members say the boy was turning blue as they rushed him to the hospital.

And as for the pregnant woman in Texas that had a C-Section which saved her baby before her death:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=235701&postcount=7

In today's conference call, the CDC acknowledged that the underlying condition for Judy Trunnel was PREGNANCY!

I would like to see the transcript of today's call for myself, but I am not surprised by this. It will probably be available by tomorrow.

I felt all along that there was something very strange about that case, and the way it was reported. This does, btw, have implications for all pregnant HCW and is probably behind the new CDC recommendations for re-assigning pregnant staff to safer areas whenever possible.

CDC must be behind in their records. This man who died in Missouri, we are hearing had no prior existing conditions:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1205608.html

A 44-year-old St. Louis County man is the first person in Missouri to die after becoming ill with swine flu.

According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the man traveled last month to Mexico where the 2009 H1N1 flu virus first emerged. He returned on April 27 and became ill a week later.

The man went to an urgent care center on May 9 and was admitted to a hospital the same day. He died from medical complications related to the flu.

The man’s family and medical personnel who treated him have received anti-viral medications.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090524/hl_nm/us_flu_who_chan

CDC must be behind in their records. This man who died in Missouri, we are hearing had no prior existing conditions:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1205608.html

Is there any evidence that a lot of the people who have died up here were actually exposed in Mexico. Is it possible that somehow the virus strain down there is more sever? I guess we have been over this ground before. Did they have so many deaths down there because it was a really big outbreak(the percentage of deaths could actually be the same it is just that we have fewer cases) OR is there a more virulent strain in Mexico OR is it exactly the same strain of virus but the people infected in Mexico doing something differently than the people up here thereby causing more deaths? I wonder if they will ever find out what is going on? I know these are the 6 million dollar questions.