During week 9 (February 28 – March 6, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 174 (5.1%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. [...more]
During week 7 (February 14-20, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 185 (4.4%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. [...more]
During week 6 (February 7-13, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 129 (3.5%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. [...more]
During week 3 (January 17-23, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels this week in the U.S. 164 (4.6%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza. [...more]
One out of three Arizonans don’t know the H1N1 and swine flus are the same illness, and almost half say they are staying away from large crowds because of flu worries. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines) [...more]
Speedskaters from across Canada and around the world are concerned about training in the same Calgary facility where crowds are lined up for swine flu shots. (Source: CBC | Health) [...more]
THE United Nations health agency has issued reassurance that swine flu vaccines are safe and only one dose is needed to protect adults and children over ten against the H1N (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) [...more]
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line." But at the same time, she acknowledged delays in getting a sufficient supply for all those demandi... (source: cbs2chicago.com) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com [...more]
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line." But at the same time, she acknowledged delays in getting a sufficient supply for all those demandi... (source: cbs2chicago.com) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com [...more]
It's interesting to note that at the same time as the CDC decided the H1N1 epidemic warranted no further testing for cases due to its epidemic status, Finnish health authorities actually downgraded the threat of swine flu . ... [...more]
