The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that nine people who came down with flu-like illnesses in Washington state did, indeed, have influenza A (H1N1) or “swine flu”. Seven of the cases were identified in King County, one in Snohomish County and one in Spokane County. Washington State Secretary of Health Mary [...]
The number of confirmed cases of influenza H1N1 or “swine flu” in the U.S. now stands at 403, and health officials have identified another 700 “probable” cases, which await laboratory confirmation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today. In King County, seven cases have now been confirmed and 21 suspected cases [...]
King County public health officials no longer feel it’s necessary to close schools when a child or staff member comes down with the flu. Instead, they are asking parents to keep their children home from school if they show signs that they may have the flu. To help parents decide whether or not to keep [...]
In this video, Dr. Tony Fiore, a medical epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), talks about the drugs that are available to treat the flu, who should take them, and when. To learn more go to the CDC’s information page on Antiviral Drugs and H1N1 (Swine Flu)
A panel of local and international experts will provide an update on the influenza A/H1N1 (“swine flu”) outbreak this afternoon at the UW Medical Center. The panel will include: Dr. David Fleming, director of public health for Seattle and King County; Kathleen Neuzil, director of PATH’s Influenza Vaccine Project Marie Kimball, UW professor of epidemiology [...]
Six more suspected cases of influenza A/H1N1, “swine flu”, have been identified in King County, bringing the total number of suspected cases in the county to 22. Laboratory samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention for confirmation. To date, most of the illnesses thought to be due to [...]
According to the World Health Organization, 787 cases of influenza A/H1N1, the “swine flu”, have been identified in 17 different countries. Mexico has reported the most confirmed cases, 506, including 19 deaths.. The U.S. is second with 160 confirmed cases and one death. Canada has report identifying the new virus in a herd of swine [...]
En este video, Ana Rivera, Asesor de Salud Publica para los CDC, describe la influenza o gripe porcina: sus signos y síntomas, cómo se transmite, los medicamentos para su tratamiento, las medidas que las personas pueden tomar para protegerse de esta enfermedad y lo que deben hacer las personas si se enferman. For additional [...]
Many parents, concerned about influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu), are bring children with mild or even no symptoms to the emergency room at Seattle Children’s, more than doubling the number of patients the staff usually sees at this time of year. Most of these visits are unnecessary, hospital officials say, and are overburdening the emergency room’s [...]
The number of confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu) infections in the U.S. has climbed to 160, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today. In King County, 11 suspected cases have been identified, but none have been confirmed. Laboratory samples from those cases have been sent to the CDC for [...]
Health officials have set up a “Hotline” for King County residents who have questions about influenza A/H1N1, the “swine flu”. The number is: 1-877-903-KING (5464). The service will provide general information and updates about the outbreak, but cannot provide medical advice. For medical advice people should call their healthcare provider. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control [...]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced a video describing its response to the influenza A/H1N1 swine flue outbreak. Additional sources of information from the CDC about Influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu):
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