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Following the increase in H1N1 influenza (swine flu) illness in King County since late August, cases of H1N1 influenza are now decreasing – at least temporarily – from a peak in late October, county health officials say.
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Testing conducted last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed four drug-resistant cases of H1N1 influenza at the Duke University Medical Center.
In his seminar on the myths and realities of the H1N1 influenza A virus, Dr. John Pi, chief of staff at Mountains Community Hospital, discussed symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The CDC, he said, reports that 99 percent of flu cases now are H1N1.
The AMA will study if there's any benefit from requiring all health professionals to receive influenza vaccine.
Measures of H1N1 flu continue to decrease, in Kansas and nationwide, health officials said Friday, but what health officials call "influenza activity" continues to be much higher than would be expected this time of year.
The death toll from H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, has reached 20 in Riverside County and it is closing in on 300 statewide, state and county statistics show.
Such infections are usually linked to flu, but this year's rate is higher than normal. Also: A drop in flu cases is reported at colleges, and vaccine side effects are found to be minimal, CDC says. Federal officials said Wednesday that they have noticed "a worrisome spike in serious pneumococcal disease" linked to pandemic H1N1 influenza. Health authorities normally see an increase in such ...
Alegent Health will host an online conversation at noon today, Wednesday, to provide more information about the H1N1 virus and other influenza-like illnesses and those groups at highest risk.
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