Posted on Mon, Jun. 8, 2009
2nd Pa. swine flu death reported in Philadelphia
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman has become the second Pennsylvanian to die from swine flu.
Health department officials say the 26-year-old woman died Sunday. Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesman Jeff Moran says the woman was very ill when she was hospitalized.
The state's first swine flu death happened last week when a 55-year-old woman from Berks County died. At least 29 people have died nationwide from the H1N1 influenza outbreak.
As of Friday afternoon, the state health department was reporting 361 confirmed swine flu cases in Pennsylvania. Seventy of those cases have been in Philadelphia.
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by Eliza » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:53 pm
Second death, 637 cases of A/H1N1 flu confirmed in U.S. state of Connecticut
www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-12 14:09:03 Print
HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Connecticut health authorities on Thursday announced the second death linked to infection with the A/H1N1 virus.
The victim was a six-year-old boy from New Haven County.
"There is no greater loss than the death of a child, and our deepest sympathies go out to this child's parents and family," said Dr. J. Robert Galvin, Commissioner of the department, in a statement.
Last week, the department announced that a resident over the age of 50 had become the first person in the state to die from A/H1N1 flu.
"Though the cases of A/H1N1 flu in Connecticut have largely been mild, this death underscores the seriousness of influenza and the devastating impact it can have," Dr. Galvin said.
The department on Thursday confirmed a total of 637 cases of A/H1N1 flu in the state, almost doubling the figure of 395 released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday.
Laboratory-confirmed cases represent only a fraction of the likely number of cases in the state because many persons with mild symptoms do not seek care from a doctor or hospital but recover at home, the department explained.
"Illness from H1N1 influenza continues to occur in Connecticut," stated Dr. Galvin.
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www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-12 14:09:03 Print
HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Connecticut health authorities on Thursday announced the second death linked to infection with the A/H1N1 virus.
The victim was a six-year-old boy from New Haven County.
"There is no greater loss than the death of a child, and our deepest sympathies go out to this child's parents and family," said Dr. J. Robert Galvin, Commissioner of the department, in a statement.
Last week, the department announced that a resident over the age of 50 had become the first person in the state to die from A/H1N1 flu.
"Though the cases of A/H1N1 flu in Connecticut have largely been mild, this death underscores the seriousness of influenza and the devastating impact it can have," Dr. Galvin said.
The department on Thursday confirmed a total of 637 cases of A/H1N1 flu in the state, almost doubling the figure of 395 released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday.
Laboratory-confirmed cases represent only a fraction of the likely number of cases in the state because many persons with mild symptoms do not seek care from a doctor or hospital but recover at home, the department explained.
"Illness from H1N1 influenza continues to occur in Connecticut," stated Dr. Galvin.
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by Eliza » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:08 pm
Posted on Fri, Jun. 12, 2009
Parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of schoolBy JULIA TERRUSO
Philadelphia Daily News
terrusj@phillynews.com 215-854-5444
Responding to an alarming increase in absences at two city elementary schools, the Philadelphia School District and the city Department of Public Health announced plans yesterday to quell a rising panic surrounding swine flu in schools.
On the same day that the World Health Organization declared swine flu a full-scale pandemic, the district and Health Department advised parents that there was little to worry about locally. Information regarding reasons to keep schools open and ways to stop the swine flu from spreading were distributed to principals.
District spokesman Fernando Gallard said the two schools - William H. Hunter Elementary, at Front Street and Kensington Avenue, Kensington; and Rowan Elementary, on Gratz Street below Godfrey Avenue, Ogontz - had experienced a high volume of absences.
After a meeting for parents held at Hunter on Wednesday night, Gallard said that parents weren't convinced that there wasn't a risk.
"Parents are really concerned. They have not been reassured enough that this is another seasonal flu," Gallard said. "[And essentially] they're saying, 'We don't believe you, we're keeping our kids at home.' "
At Hunter, 57 percent of its 560 students were absent yesterday - up from 33 percent earlier in the week - while at Rowan, 22 percent of its 523 students were absent.
In addition, Gallard said the district had sent letters to parents of students in 10 city schools that had at least five instances of flulike illness.
Gallard, however, said yesterday that the district is neither tracking absences districtwide or at individual schools nor does it plan to compile a list of schools that have confirmed cases of swine flu.
"We are not collecting specific information on how many students have the flu and not releasing any specific information on how many flulike symptoms are H1N1," Gallard said, adding that the number of H1N1 cases versus common flu cases has not been determined.
Absentee rates are the highest this school year districtwide, but health officials said parents should not overreact.
"This is influenza, period. This is not influenza-plus," said city Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz.
The flu is similar to viruses that circulate each winter, Schwarz said. The issue is not the severity of the illness but that it is easily spread, especially among young people, he said.
Pennsylvania has had 560 confirmed swine-flu cases, and the city has had 123, according to the state Health Department. The city's first reported swine-flu death, and second in the state, occurred Sunday.
The district no longer tests for the virus and doesn't have updated numbers, Schwarz said, but no child in Philadelphia has died or been seriously hospitalized because of the illness.
"If we try to isolate this virus by closing schools, we will not succeed," said Schwarz. "It's circulating in grocery stores, it's circulating on buses, it's circulating in recreation centers and libraries and businesses and everywhere in the city."
Gallard said parents should understand that it's not a matter of the virus' being in certain schools and not in others: The virus is in Philadelphia and can spread anywhere.
He attributed the high concentration of absences in some schools to communities reacting in different ways.
Schwartz said that because the virus is spread through coughing and sneezing and not from environmental surfaces, shutting down schools for thorough cleanings is unnecessary. Instead, he said, the district is encouraging availability of hand-sanitizers and tissues, and cleaning schools as usual.
Closing would result in a loss of instructional time, an end to meals provided through school programs, and the potential health risk of having unsupervised children out of school.
He added that if certain symptoms, including fever and coughing, are found present in a student by a school nurse, the student will be sent home. *
For more information about swine flu in Philadelphia, call the city Department of Public Health at 215-685-6740, or go to www.phila.gov/health.
Staff writers Morgan Zalot and Regina Medina contributed to this report.
Parents fearing swine flu keep kids out of schoolBy JULIA TERRUSO
Philadelphia Daily News
terrusj@phillynews.com 215-854-5444
Responding to an alarming increase in absences at two city elementary schools, the Philadelphia School District and the city Department of Public Health announced plans yesterday to quell a rising panic surrounding swine flu in schools.
On the same day that the World Health Organization declared swine flu a full-scale pandemic, the district and Health Department advised parents that there was little to worry about locally. Information regarding reasons to keep schools open and ways to stop the swine flu from spreading were distributed to principals.
District spokesman Fernando Gallard said the two schools - William H. Hunter Elementary, at Front Street and Kensington Avenue, Kensington; and Rowan Elementary, on Gratz Street below Godfrey Avenue, Ogontz - had experienced a high volume of absences.
After a meeting for parents held at Hunter on Wednesday night, Gallard said that parents weren't convinced that there wasn't a risk.
"Parents are really concerned. They have not been reassured enough that this is another seasonal flu," Gallard said. "[And essentially] they're saying, 'We don't believe you, we're keeping our kids at home.' "
At Hunter, 57 percent of its 560 students were absent yesterday - up from 33 percent earlier in the week - while at Rowan, 22 percent of its 523 students were absent.
In addition, Gallard said the district had sent letters to parents of students in 10 city schools that had at least five instances of flulike illness.
Gallard, however, said yesterday that the district is neither tracking absences districtwide or at individual schools nor does it plan to compile a list of schools that have confirmed cases of swine flu.
"We are not collecting specific information on how many students have the flu and not releasing any specific information on how many flulike symptoms are H1N1," Gallard said, adding that the number of H1N1 cases versus common flu cases has not been determined.
Absentee rates are the highest this school year districtwide, but health officials said parents should not overreact.
"This is influenza, period. This is not influenza-plus," said city Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz.
The flu is similar to viruses that circulate each winter, Schwarz said. The issue is not the severity of the illness but that it is easily spread, especially among young people, he said.
Pennsylvania has had 560 confirmed swine-flu cases, and the city has had 123, according to the state Health Department. The city's first reported swine-flu death, and second in the state, occurred Sunday.
The district no longer tests for the virus and doesn't have updated numbers, Schwarz said, but no child in Philadelphia has died or been seriously hospitalized because of the illness.
"If we try to isolate this virus by closing schools, we will not succeed," said Schwarz. "It's circulating in grocery stores, it's circulating on buses, it's circulating in recreation centers and libraries and businesses and everywhere in the city."
Gallard said parents should understand that it's not a matter of the virus' being in certain schools and not in others: The virus is in Philadelphia and can spread anywhere.
He attributed the high concentration of absences in some schools to communities reacting in different ways.
Schwartz said that because the virus is spread through coughing and sneezing and not from environmental surfaces, shutting down schools for thorough cleanings is unnecessary. Instead, he said, the district is encouraging availability of hand-sanitizers and tissues, and cleaning schools as usual.
Closing would result in a loss of instructional time, an end to meals provided through school programs, and the potential health risk of having unsupervised children out of school.
He added that if certain symptoms, including fever and coughing, are found present in a student by a school nurse, the student will be sent home. *
For more information about swine flu in Philadelphia, call the city Department of Public Health at 215-685-6740, or go to www.phila.gov/health.
Staff writers Morgan Zalot and Regina Medina contributed to this report.
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Shocking revelations
by Eliza » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:57 am
Flu onset exposed supply problems
Hospitals fear stockpiles too low
Mass. seeking $1 million boost
By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff | June 15, 2009
The arrival of swine flu in the United States exposed gaps in the supply chain that delivers medication, masks, and even testing swabs to hospitals and doctors' offices - shortcomings that could prove vastly more worrisome if a deadlier strain returns in the fall, officials say.
In Massachusetts, where the state health agency had to tap its emergency cache of flu-relief pills to supplement dwindling private supplies, the administration of Governor Deval Patrick is asking the Legislature to spend $1 million more to bolster the state stockpile, a request that is pending.
And across the nation, from sprawling federal agencies to small local health departments, disease trackers are urgently evaluating their response to swine flu, with eyes trained firmly on the autumn months.
That is when specialists expect two flu strains to circulate widely: the seasonal variety, capable of killing thousands, as well as the swine strain. The specialists operate against a backdrop of unpredictability, knowing that earlier novel flu strains sometimes petered out, while others roared back in mutated, deadlier forms.
Last week, global disease authorities declared that swine flu, known by the scientif ic designation H1N1, had reached pandemic status, a reflection of how broadly it had spread rather than its virulence. Yesterday's reported swine flu death in Scotland represented the first outside the Americas, health officials said.
The experience with swine flu has underscored how the agencies responsible for corralling dangerous germs often have no way of assuring whether pharmaceutical and medical supply companies have stocks sufficient to satisfy demand.
"We really didn't have a good handle on how much commercial supplies were out there, who had them, how rapidly were they being drawn down, and how to blend the public and private stockpiles so there would be no disruption of service," said James Blumenstock, chief program officer for public health practice at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
"We have identified different shortcomings, gaps, weaknesses, possibly flawed or off-target planning assumptions that need to be inventoried and effectively addressed over the next several months," Blumenstock said. His association later this month will convene five dozen health officers, including John Auerbach, Massachusetts public health commissioner,, to analyze the handling of swine flu.
The supply shortages tended to be localized, Massachusetts health authorities said, but they reflected the vagaries of the fragile just-in-time economy that provides medical goods on a daily, as-needed basis.
Overall, Blumenstock and other specialists stressed, the nation's health system did not experience major upheaval with the arrival of the virus, first identified in the United States in late April. Still, Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top respiratory disease specialist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conceded that "there have been some challenges."
"What's going on right now," Schuchat said, "is an intense effort working with state and local governments to try to gather those lessons learned and to understand what worked well, what didn't work well . . . and really get more ready for the fall."
Disease specialists fear that the appearance of twin flu strains could sorely tax the nation's healthcare system, which faced episodic supply shortages since the first cases of swine flu were diagnosed.
In the early days of the epidemic, Massachusetts doctors reported that some patients had trouble getting prescriptions filled for Tamiflu - the main medication used to treat the novel virus - as drug-store reserves ran low. As a result, the state Department of Public Health distributed enough antiviral medication from its stockpile to treat the flu or prevent it in 53,000 patients.
Some hospitals said shelves usually brimming with surgical masks, used to slow the virus' transmission, turned barren - and suppliers proved unable to replenish supplies in the standard 24-hour timeframe.
Hospitals sometimes found themselves in competition with each other for supply reinforcements, and there were instances when departments within the same medical center raced to get their orders in first.
"I definitely would not use the word 'hoarding,' but there was aggressive ordering of supplies early on in the outbreak and that caused uneven distribution," said Dr. Paul Biddinger, associate director of the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness.
Even one of the most low-tech of medical appliances, the basic swab, ran scarce as the state initially asked physicians to collect two nose or throat samples from patients with suspected cases of the disease.
"It reminded me that the supply chain is always one of the big issues we have to think of, that we have to figure out how we would have enough material in place for this kind of situation," said Mary Clark, director of the Emergency Preparedness Bureau at the Mass. health agency.
To help prevent future voids, the Patrick administration is poised to expand the state's reserves. It's unclear how many courses of flu medication could be purchased with the money requested by Patrick - the state currently has enough for 50,662 patients in its stockpile - but it would probably more than double the reserve. And given that children and young adults have accounted for three-fourths of swine flu cases, authorities are considering whether they need to include more pediatric doses.
But even in New England states where shortages were not as evident, the appearance of swine flu in a period when the threat from influenza is usually receding tested expectations about the timing and birthplace of a global epidemic.
"One key assumption is that pandemics will come to us from somewhere else, which basically means we will have time to prepare," said Dr. Jose Montero, New Hampshire's director of public health. "Well, this pandemic started in North America. So we were the ones trying to set up a system to assess risk, to assess severity, to assess infectiousness. With flu, you just never know."
Stephen Smith can be reached at stsmith@globe.com.
Hospitals fear stockpiles too low
Mass. seeking $1 million boost
By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff | June 15, 2009
The arrival of swine flu in the United States exposed gaps in the supply chain that delivers medication, masks, and even testing swabs to hospitals and doctors' offices - shortcomings that could prove vastly more worrisome if a deadlier strain returns in the fall, officials say.
In Massachusetts, where the state health agency had to tap its emergency cache of flu-relief pills to supplement dwindling private supplies, the administration of Governor Deval Patrick is asking the Legislature to spend $1 million more to bolster the state stockpile, a request that is pending.
And across the nation, from sprawling federal agencies to small local health departments, disease trackers are urgently evaluating their response to swine flu, with eyes trained firmly on the autumn months.
That is when specialists expect two flu strains to circulate widely: the seasonal variety, capable of killing thousands, as well as the swine strain. The specialists operate against a backdrop of unpredictability, knowing that earlier novel flu strains sometimes petered out, while others roared back in mutated, deadlier forms.
Last week, global disease authorities declared that swine flu, known by the scientif ic designation H1N1, had reached pandemic status, a reflection of how broadly it had spread rather than its virulence. Yesterday's reported swine flu death in Scotland represented the first outside the Americas, health officials said.
The experience with swine flu has underscored how the agencies responsible for corralling dangerous germs often have no way of assuring whether pharmaceutical and medical supply companies have stocks sufficient to satisfy demand.
"We really didn't have a good handle on how much commercial supplies were out there, who had them, how rapidly were they being drawn down, and how to blend the public and private stockpiles so there would be no disruption of service," said James Blumenstock, chief program officer for public health practice at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
"We have identified different shortcomings, gaps, weaknesses, possibly flawed or off-target planning assumptions that need to be inventoried and effectively addressed over the next several months," Blumenstock said. His association later this month will convene five dozen health officers, including John Auerbach, Massachusetts public health commissioner,, to analyze the handling of swine flu.
The supply shortages tended to be localized, Massachusetts health authorities said, but they reflected the vagaries of the fragile just-in-time economy that provides medical goods on a daily, as-needed basis.
Overall, Blumenstock and other specialists stressed, the nation's health system did not experience major upheaval with the arrival of the virus, first identified in the United States in late April. Still, Dr. Anne Schuchat, a top respiratory disease specialist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conceded that "there have been some challenges."
"What's going on right now," Schuchat said, "is an intense effort working with state and local governments to try to gather those lessons learned and to understand what worked well, what didn't work well . . . and really get more ready for the fall."
Disease specialists fear that the appearance of twin flu strains could sorely tax the nation's healthcare system, which faced episodic supply shortages since the first cases of swine flu were diagnosed.
In the early days of the epidemic, Massachusetts doctors reported that some patients had trouble getting prescriptions filled for Tamiflu - the main medication used to treat the novel virus - as drug-store reserves ran low. As a result, the state Department of Public Health distributed enough antiviral medication from its stockpile to treat the flu or prevent it in 53,000 patients.
Some hospitals said shelves usually brimming with surgical masks, used to slow the virus' transmission, turned barren - and suppliers proved unable to replenish supplies in the standard 24-hour timeframe.
Hospitals sometimes found themselves in competition with each other for supply reinforcements, and there were instances when departments within the same medical center raced to get their orders in first.
"I definitely would not use the word 'hoarding,' but there was aggressive ordering of supplies early on in the outbreak and that caused uneven distribution," said Dr. Paul Biddinger, associate director of the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Public Health Preparedness.
Even one of the most low-tech of medical appliances, the basic swab, ran scarce as the state initially asked physicians to collect two nose or throat samples from patients with suspected cases of the disease.
"It reminded me that the supply chain is always one of the big issues we have to think of, that we have to figure out how we would have enough material in place for this kind of situation," said Mary Clark, director of the Emergency Preparedness Bureau at the Mass. health agency.
To help prevent future voids, the Patrick administration is poised to expand the state's reserves. It's unclear how many courses of flu medication could be purchased with the money requested by Patrick - the state currently has enough for 50,662 patients in its stockpile - but it would probably more than double the reserve. And given that children and young adults have accounted for three-fourths of swine flu cases, authorities are considering whether they need to include more pediatric doses.
But even in New England states where shortages were not as evident, the appearance of swine flu in a period when the threat from influenza is usually receding tested expectations about the timing and birthplace of a global epidemic.
"One key assumption is that pandemics will come to us from somewhere else, which basically means we will have time to prepare," said Dr. Jose Montero, New Hampshire's director of public health. "Well, this pandemic started in North America. So we were the ones trying to set up a system to assess risk, to assess severity, to assess infectiousness. With flu, you just never know."
Stephen Smith can be reached at stsmith@globe.com.
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H1N1 flu picks off 3rd Conneticut victim, female in her 40's
by Eliza » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:05 pm
Posted: Monday, 15 June 2009 12:38PM
Connecticut Records Third Swine Flu Death
Waterbury Hospital officials have confirmed that a female in her early forties who entered the hospital with respiratory problems and later tested positive for the H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu, has died. Swine Flu is believed to have played a contributing role in her death, the hospital said. The woman died early Monday morning, officials said.
“When this patient was originally admitted to our hospital, she presented with influenza-like illness with respiratory symptoms,” said Steve Aronin, MD, head of Infectious Diseases at Waterbury Hospital. “We believe that the virus had likely been incubating within her system because she didn’t appear to have the flu when she first came to the hospital.” He said the woman did have a few other health conditions which may have contributed to lowering her immune system’s ability to fend off the H1N1 virus.
It is Connecticut's third death linked to swine flu. All of the deaths have had a link to Waterbury.
Last week, a six-year-old boy from Waterbury died after being diagnosed with the virus. The boy had not attended school this year, had serious underlying medical conditions, and had been hospitalized, state officials said.
The first Connecticut resident who contracted the virus and died was a woman older than 60 from Waterbury, and also had underlying health problems.
To date, the Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed 693 cases of the virus in state residents, 22 of whom have been hospitalized. Most of those who have been hospitalized have recovered and been discharged, officials said.
Connecticut Records Third Swine Flu Death
Waterbury Hospital officials have confirmed that a female in her early forties who entered the hospital with respiratory problems and later tested positive for the H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu, has died. Swine Flu is believed to have played a contributing role in her death, the hospital said. The woman died early Monday morning, officials said.
“When this patient was originally admitted to our hospital, she presented with influenza-like illness with respiratory symptoms,” said Steve Aronin, MD, head of Infectious Diseases at Waterbury Hospital. “We believe that the virus had likely been incubating within her system because she didn’t appear to have the flu when she first came to the hospital.” He said the woman did have a few other health conditions which may have contributed to lowering her immune system’s ability to fend off the H1N1 virus.
It is Connecticut's third death linked to swine flu. All of the deaths have had a link to Waterbury.
Last week, a six-year-old boy from Waterbury died after being diagnosed with the virus. The boy had not attended school this year, had serious underlying medical conditions, and had been hospitalized, state officials said.
The first Connecticut resident who contracted the virus and died was a woman older than 60 from Waterbury, and also had underlying health problems.
To date, the Connecticut Department of Public Health has confirmed 693 cases of the virus in state residents, 22 of whom have been hospitalized. Most of those who have been hospitalized have recovered and been discharged, officials said.
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by Eliza » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:59 pm
Officials Confirm 1st A/H1N1 Flu Death In Mass.
BOSTON (AP) ―
Health officials say Massachusetts has seen its first swine flu-related death.
No details on the death were immediately available, but the Boston Public Health Commission has called a news conference later Monday to discuss the case.
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Massachusetts has topped 1,000.
Last week, the World Health Organization declared swine flu a pandemic, the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
BOSTON (AP) ―
Health officials say Massachusetts has seen its first swine flu-related death.
No details on the death were immediately available, but the Boston Public Health Commission has called a news conference later Monday to discuss the case.
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Massachusetts has topped 1,000.
Last week, the World Health Organization declared swine flu a pandemic, the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.
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by Eliza » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:57 pm
NJ reports first swine flu death
BETH DeFULCO
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Swine flu is being blamed for the death of a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man, the first fatality in the state associated with the virus, health officials said Monday.
The man reported having flu-like symptoms on May 30 and was hospitalized on June 2 with pneumonia. He died Saturday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.
To date, New Jersey has reported 320 confirmed cases of the swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, and 194 probable cases in 19 of the state's 21 counties.
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BETH DeFULCO
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Swine flu is being blamed for the death of a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man, the first fatality in the state associated with the virus, health officials said Monday.
The man reported having flu-like symptoms on May 30 and was hospitalized on June 2 with pneumonia. He died Saturday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.
To date, New Jersey has reported 320 confirmed cases of the swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, and 194 probable cases in 19 of the state's 21 counties.
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by Eliza » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:06 pm
Update: First swine flu death in R.I.
Wed, Jun 17, 2009 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A teenage girl from the Meeting Street School girl has become the first person in Rhode Island to die from the swine flu, state health officials confirmed yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health, initially identify the grade or the school that the student was attending, but that as far as can be determined "there has been no active outbreak" of the virus at the school.
The young girl died at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
It normally takes one to two days after a swab has been taken for the state health department to determine whether a patient has the H1H1 virus. The department received the results confirming that the teenager had the virus on Wednesday.
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rhode Island has had 94 positive cases of the swine flu virus, according to health officials, including 23 people who have been hospitalized to date.
(From news sources)
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Wed, Jun 17, 2009 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A teenage girl from the Meeting Street School girl has become the first person in Rhode Island to die from the swine flu, state health officials confirmed yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health, initially identify the grade or the school that the student was attending, but that as far as can be determined "there has been no active outbreak" of the virus at the school.
The young girl died at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
It normally takes one to two days after a swab has been taken for the state health department to determine whether a patient has the H1H1 virus. The department received the results confirming that the teenager had the virus on Wednesday.
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Rhode Island has had 94 positive cases of the swine flu virus, according to health officials, including 23 people who have been hospitalized to date.
(From news sources)
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Maryland my Maryland....
by Eliza » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:39 pm
Summer of "seasonal flu." :?
Maryland Swine Flu Count Grows to 334 Cases
The Associated Press
Friday, June 19, 2009; 12:00 AM
BALTIMORE -- Maryland health officials say they've confirmed 334 cases of swine flu in the state.
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene spokesman David Paulson said Friday that this number likely represents just a fraction of cases since not everyone with flu-like symptoms is being tested anymore.
Paulson says the number of confirmed cases has risen steadily.
He says the illness is behaving like seasonal flu, although it is highly contagious since people have a less resistance to it than they would to seasonal flu.
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by Eliza » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:01 pm
Posted on Wed, Jun. 17, 2009
Second swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - State health officials say a second New Jersey resident has died from swine flu.
The Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday that a 15-year-old Somerset County boy died at home June 8 after developing symptoms that included fever, vomiting, coughing and congestion. The state lab confirmed that he had the virus.
Officials say the teen was last in school on June 5 and had no symptoms then.
On Monday, health officials announced the state's first swine flu death, a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man. The man reported having flu-like symptoms on May 30 and was hospitalized on June 2 with pneumonia. He died Saturday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.
New Jersey has recorded 367 confirmed cases of swine flu and 236 probable cases.
Second swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - State health officials say a second New Jersey resident has died from swine flu.
The Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday that a 15-year-old Somerset County boy died at home June 8 after developing symptoms that included fever, vomiting, coughing and congestion. The state lab confirmed that he had the virus.
Officials say the teen was last in school on June 5 and had no symptoms then.
On Monday, health officials announced the state's first swine flu death, a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man. The man reported having flu-like symptoms on May 30 and was hospitalized on June 2 with pneumonia. He died Saturday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.
New Jersey has recorded 367 confirmed cases of swine flu and 236 probable cases.
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by Eliza » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:02 pm
Posted on Thu, Jun. 18, 2009
Third swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Another New Jersey child has died from swine flu.
State health officials say a 10-year-old Sussex County boy died Wednesday at Morristown Memorial Hospital, becoming the third Garden State resident to die from the illness.
The boy, whose name was not disclosed, became ill June 12 and was hospitalized two days later with cough and fever. Officials say he had underlying medical conditions, but did not provide further details.
The state lab confirmed Thursday that he had the H1N1 virus.
New Jersey's previous victims were a 15-year-old Somerset County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 415 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 252 probable cases.
Third swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Another New Jersey child has died from swine flu.
State health officials say a 10-year-old Sussex County boy died Wednesday at Morristown Memorial Hospital, becoming the third Garden State resident to die from the illness.
The boy, whose name was not disclosed, became ill June 12 and was hospitalized two days later with cough and fever. Officials say he had underlying medical conditions, but did not provide further details.
The state lab confirmed Thursday that he had the H1N1 virus.
New Jersey's previous victims were a 15-year-old Somerset County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 415 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 252 probable cases.
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by Eliza » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:03 pm
Posted on Fri, Jun. 19, 2009
Fourth swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - The swine flu virus has claimed a fourth life in New Jersey.
State health officials say a 36-year-old Union County man died June 3 in Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, two days after he was hospitalized there with a cough and fever. They said the man , whose name was not disclosed , had underlying medical conditions, but did not provide further details.
The state lab confirmed Friday that he had the H1N1 virus.
The three previous swine flu victims , whose deaths were all announced this week , were a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 465 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 248 probable cases
Fourth swine flu death reported in NJ
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - The swine flu virus has claimed a fourth life in New Jersey.
State health officials say a 36-year-old Union County man died June 3 in Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, two days after he was hospitalized there with a cough and fever. They said the man , whose name was not disclosed , had underlying medical conditions, but did not provide further details.
The state lab confirmed Friday that he had the H1N1 virus.
The three previous swine flu victims , whose deaths were all announced this week , were a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 465 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 248 probable cases
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by Eliza » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:49 pm
Phillies' Howard sits with the flu
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Ryan Howard's consecutive games streak is in jeopardy after he was hospitalized with flu symptoms.
The 2006 National League MVP has played 342 straight games since May 25, 2007, the longest active streak in the majors. But manager Charlie Manuel said Howard was unavailable against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Howard was 0 for 3 with a walk in Friday night's 7-2 loss to the Orioles. He chugged home from first on a double by Jayson Werth in the first inning.
Howard went to the hospital after the game. Manuel said Howard's temperature had reached 104 degrees, but the first baseman was released after midnight.
Matt Stairs replaced Howard in the cleanup spot and Greg Dobbs filled in at first base.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Ryan Howard's consecutive games streak is in jeopardy after he was hospitalized with flu symptoms.
The 2006 National League MVP has played 342 straight games since May 25, 2007, the longest active streak in the majors. But manager Charlie Manuel said Howard was unavailable against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.
Howard was 0 for 3 with a walk in Friday night's 7-2 loss to the Orioles. He chugged home from first on a double by Jayson Werth in the first inning.
Howard went to the hospital after the game. Manuel said Howard's temperature had reached 104 degrees, but the first baseman was released after midnight.
Matt Stairs replaced Howard in the cleanup spot and Greg Dobbs filled in at first base.
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by Eliza » Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:53 pm
Posted on Tue, Jun. 23, 2009
New Jersey reports 5th swine flu death
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey state health officials are reporting the state's fifth swine flu-related death.
The state lab on Tuesday confirmed that a 79-year-old Hudson County woman who died June 19 at Bayonne Medical Center had the H1N1 virus.
Officials say she became ill on June 15 and was hospitalized later that day with a cough and fever.
The four others in New Jersey who have died from the virus include a 36-year-old Union County man, a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 568 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 275 probable cases.
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New Jersey reports 5th swine flu death
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey state health officials are reporting the state's fifth swine flu-related death.
The state lab on Tuesday confirmed that a 79-year-old Hudson County woman who died June 19 at Bayonne Medical Center had the H1N1 virus.
Officials say she became ill on June 15 and was hospitalized later that day with a cough and fever.
The four others in New Jersey who have died from the virus include a 36-year-old Union County man, a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
New Jersey currently has 568 confirmed cases of swine flu in 19 counties and 275 probable cases.
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by Eliza » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:37 pm
Published 21:59, June the 29th, 2009PrintSend Boston man, 84, is 2nd swine flu death in state BOSTON. An 84-year-old Boston man became the second person in Massachusetts to die from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, health officials announced yesterday.
The patient, who has not been identified, was hospitalized June 12 and died June 18. He had “several serious underlying health conditions” that enhanced his risk for complications from the flu, according to the Boston Public Health Commission.
The man’s test results came back yesterday positive for the virus.
“While most cases of H1N1 in Boston and nationwide have been less severe, this news demonstrates how serious influenza can be,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, BPHC executive director.
Through Friday, there were 1,287 confirmed cases of swine flu in Massachusetts, 474 of which were in Boston.
The patient, who has not been identified, was hospitalized June 12 and died June 18. He had “several serious underlying health conditions” that enhanced his risk for complications from the flu, according to the Boston Public Health Commission.
The man’s test results came back yesterday positive for the virus.
“While most cases of H1N1 in Boston and nationwide have been less severe, this news demonstrates how serious influenza can be,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, BPHC executive director.
Through Friday, there were 1,287 confirmed cases of swine flu in Massachusetts, 474 of which were in Boston.
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by Eliza » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:38 pm
Posted on Tue, Jun. 30, 2009
New Jersey reports 6th swine flu death
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Six people have died from swine flu in New Jersey.
The state Health and Senior Services Department says the latest victim is a woman in her 40s from Bergen County.
The five others in New Jersey who have died from the H1N1 virus include a 79-year-old Hudson County woman, a 36-year-old Union County man, a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
There are 609 confirmed cases of swine flu in every New Jersey county but Salem and Cape May.
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New Jersey reports 6th swine flu death
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. - Six people have died from swine flu in New Jersey.
The state Health and Senior Services Department says the latest victim is a woman in her 40s from Bergen County.
The five others in New Jersey who have died from the H1N1 virus include a 79-year-old Hudson County woman, a 36-year-old Union County man, a 15-year-old Somerset County boy, a 10-year-old Sussex County boy and a 49-year-old northern New Jersey man.
There are 609 confirmed cases of swine flu in every New Jersey county but Salem and Cape May.
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by Eliza » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:53 pm
Conn. counts 6th swine
flu death
Updated: Monday, 29 Jun 2009, 3:14 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 29 Jun 2009, 3:12 PM EDT
New Haven (WTNH) - The state Department of Public Health says a New Haven County resident is the sixth person in the state to die from the swine flu.
The person was between the ages of 40-49.
The state reports that over 800 people in the state have had confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus.
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Updated: Monday, 29 Jun 2009, 3:14 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 29 Jun 2009, 3:12 PM EDT
New Haven (WTNH) - The state Department of Public Health says a New Haven County resident is the sixth person in the state to die from the swine flu.
The person was between the ages of 40-49.
The state reports that over 800 people in the state have had confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus.
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by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:50 am
Posted on Tue, Jun. 30, 2009
Two more Phila. deaths from swine flu confirmed
Two more Philadelphia residents have died of complications related to swine flu, officials with the city Department of Public Health said last night.
Both patients - a man and a woman - were described only as middle-aged adults with underlying medical conditions whose infections were confirmed posthumously late last week.
The deaths in Philadelphia, only one of which was included in yesterday's update by the state Department of Health, were the fourth and fifth in Pennsylvania attributed to influenza A(H1N1). and the third in Philadelphia.
Six people have died in New Jersey, all in the northern part of the state.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware were among 12 states with widespread influenza, a measure of geographic spread that does not indicate severity or type of flu, for the week ending June 20, the latest surveillance report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A CDC official estimated on Thursday that as many as one million Americans had been infected with swine flu, with rates as high as 6 percent in some urban populations.
Like those with seasonal flu, most patients with H1N1 have not been formally tested. - Don Sapatkin
Two more Phila. deaths from swine flu confirmed
Two more Philadelphia residents have died of complications related to swine flu, officials with the city Department of Public Health said last night.
Both patients - a man and a woman - were described only as middle-aged adults with underlying medical conditions whose infections were confirmed posthumously late last week.
The deaths in Philadelphia, only one of which was included in yesterday's update by the state Department of Health, were the fourth and fifth in Pennsylvania attributed to influenza A(H1N1). and the third in Philadelphia.
Six people have died in New Jersey, all in the northern part of the state.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware were among 12 states with widespread influenza, a measure of geographic spread that does not indicate severity or type of flu, for the week ending June 20, the latest surveillance report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A CDC official estimated on Thursday that as many as one million Americans had been infected with swine flu, with rates as high as 6 percent in some urban populations.
Like those with seasonal flu, most patients with H1N1 have not been formally tested. - Don Sapatkin
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by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:10 am
D.C. Area Health Officials See Rise in Summertime Flu Cases
By Lori Aratani
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hospital emergency rooms and doctor's offices across the Washington region are reporting a higher-than-normal number of flu cases during a time of year when such infections are rare, a signal that the H1N1 virus continues to spread.
Officials at Washington Adventist Hospital said they have seen 68 flu cases in June compared with 11 in May. Officials at Inova Health systems say they have treated more flu cases during a single week this month than during the peak week of flu season in February. Many of those being treated are school-age children, officials said.
"It's like snow in the summer,'' said Gaurov Dayal, chief medical officer at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, which has also reported a higher-than-normal number of flu cases, more than half of which were confirmed to be H1N1. "We typically don't see flu at all this time of year."
Medical experts say the unusually high number of cases might be due in part to increased vigilance among the public and health officials because of the attention given to H1N1. The new strain has perplexed medical researchers who are studying its potential long-term effects. They theorize that younger patients may be getting infected at higher rates because they may not have developed immunity to the strain.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent surveillance report for June 14-20 said there had been a higher than normal number of flu cases nationally for this time of year. The federal authorities said it's too early to tell whether those who contract H1N1 now will be immune in fall when the flu season kicks into high gear.
"Even with the seasonal flu, people can get re-infected,'' said CDC spokeswoman Shelly Sikes Diaz. "We just don't know yet with H1N1.''
H1N1 symptoms are similar to the typical flu and include fever, cough and sore throat. Medical experts said those who are especially susceptible to the flu -- the young, elderly and those with underlying health problems -- should see a doctor if they have symptoms.
Dayal said officials at Shady Grove Adventist saw 63 flu cases in June, 42 of which tested positive for H1N1. Nine of the patients had to be hospitalized, all of them children with underlying health conditions who recovered. Of the 68 flu cases at Washington Adventist in June, 54 were confirmed H1N1 infections. Officials at Washington Hospital Center said they have seen a slight uptick in the number of cases this month, but nothing dramatic.
There are 567 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Maryland. Officials reported the first H1N1-related death last week. The victim was an elderly Baltimore area woman who also had underlying health issues. There has been one death believed to be connected to H1N1 in Virginia, where there were 224 confirmed cases as of last week.
Health officials said the unusually high number of cases is a reminder that the public must continue to be vigilant. People should remember to wash their hands, cover their coughs and stay home from work, school or summer camps if they feel ill.
Fran Phillips, Maryland's deputy secretary for public health, said state laboratories continued to screen the virus for mutations or resistance to flu treatments such as Tamiflu. Yesterday, Reuters reported that the manufacturer of Tamiflu, one of the main drugs used to fight H1N1, said it had discovered the first case in the world of a patient, a Danish man, who developed resistance to the drug.
By Lori Aratani
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hospital emergency rooms and doctor's offices across the Washington region are reporting a higher-than-normal number of flu cases during a time of year when such infections are rare, a signal that the H1N1 virus continues to spread.
Officials at Washington Adventist Hospital said they have seen 68 flu cases in June compared with 11 in May. Officials at Inova Health systems say they have treated more flu cases during a single week this month than during the peak week of flu season in February. Many of those being treated are school-age children, officials said.
"It's like snow in the summer,'' said Gaurov Dayal, chief medical officer at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, which has also reported a higher-than-normal number of flu cases, more than half of which were confirmed to be H1N1. "We typically don't see flu at all this time of year."
Medical experts say the unusually high number of cases might be due in part to increased vigilance among the public and health officials because of the attention given to H1N1. The new strain has perplexed medical researchers who are studying its potential long-term effects. They theorize that younger patients may be getting infected at higher rates because they may not have developed immunity to the strain.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent surveillance report for June 14-20 said there had been a higher than normal number of flu cases nationally for this time of year. The federal authorities said it's too early to tell whether those who contract H1N1 now will be immune in fall when the flu season kicks into high gear.
"Even with the seasonal flu, people can get re-infected,'' said CDC spokeswoman Shelly Sikes Diaz. "We just don't know yet with H1N1.''
H1N1 symptoms are similar to the typical flu and include fever, cough and sore throat. Medical experts said those who are especially susceptible to the flu -- the young, elderly and those with underlying health problems -- should see a doctor if they have symptoms.
Dayal said officials at Shady Grove Adventist saw 63 flu cases in June, 42 of which tested positive for H1N1. Nine of the patients had to be hospitalized, all of them children with underlying health conditions who recovered. Of the 68 flu cases at Washington Adventist in June, 54 were confirmed H1N1 infections. Officials at Washington Hospital Center said they have seen a slight uptick in the number of cases this month, but nothing dramatic.
There are 567 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Maryland. Officials reported the first H1N1-related death last week. The victim was an elderly Baltimore area woman who also had underlying health issues. There has been one death believed to be connected to H1N1 in Virginia, where there were 224 confirmed cases as of last week.
Health officials said the unusually high number of cases is a reminder that the public must continue to be vigilant. People should remember to wash their hands, cover their coughs and stay home from work, school or summer camps if they feel ill.
Fran Phillips, Maryland's deputy secretary for public health, said state laboratories continued to screen the virus for mutations or resistance to flu treatments such as Tamiflu. Yesterday, Reuters reported that the manufacturer of Tamiflu, one of the main drugs used to fight H1N1, said it had discovered the first case in the world of a patient, a Danish man, who developed resistance to the drug.
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Another Child and another media attempt to minimize flu
by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:29 pm
Ocean County NJ Health Department confirms A/H1N1 flu death
July 1, 2009 by Jackson NJ Online Staff Writer
The Ocean County Health Department today announced its first death of a county resident, who was confirmed by the State Public Health Laboratory yesterday, with the novel H1N1 virus.
The individual, a child from Jackson Township, was admitted to the hospital on June 25th and died on June 27th.
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July 1, 2009 by Jackson NJ Online Staff Writer
The Ocean County Health Department today announced its first death of a county resident, who was confirmed by the State Public Health Laboratory yesterday, with the novel H1N1 virus.
The individual, a child from Jackson Township, was admitted to the hospital on June 25th and died on June 27th.
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Wishful thinking
by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:16 pm
AS/H1N1 flu sends campers home early
Flu is not usually something summer camps have to worry about. Welcome to the Summer of '09.
An outbreak of A/H1N1 flu led the directors of Sandy Hill Camp in Cecil County this week to send roughly 200 campers home about halfway through a two-week session. (Flu is seasonal and usually hits in the winter.) The new virus swept quickly through the overnight camp. During the first few days, six campers came down with flu-like symptoms (later confirmed as swine flu in two kids) and were sent home. On Saturday, six more campers got sick. All campers and staff on the two-week session had their temperatures taken the next morning and four had fevers. Nine more campers developed symptoms by Sunday night. With 10 percent of the kids sick and who knows how many others exposed, the session was called off and everyone went home Monday.
Not to worry, reads a letter sent to parents planning on sending their children to later sessions at Sandy Hill this summer. No one was seriously ill, the directors wrote. And the rest of the sessions this summer will go on. In fact, a one-week session that began Sunday is underway and so far no campers have gotten sick.
Campers across the country have seen their summer plans dashed as swine flu has caused closures in other locations. The Muscular Dystrophy Association canceled all of its camps nationwide -- including two sessions at Camp Maria in Leonardtown -- for fear that a A/H1N1 flu outbreak could be dangerous to the sick children it serves.
On page two of the Sandy Hill letter, the camp directors try to look on the bright side: "Although not necessarily initially comforting, many experts believe that the influenza A virus will come back in additional waves in the fall/winter during the traditional flu season. It is believed that campers who work through the virus now will increase their immunity against future exposures." 8O
Flu is not usually something summer camps have to worry about. Welcome to the Summer of '09.
An outbreak of A/H1N1 flu led the directors of Sandy Hill Camp in Cecil County this week to send roughly 200 campers home about halfway through a two-week session. (Flu is seasonal and usually hits in the winter.) The new virus swept quickly through the overnight camp. During the first few days, six campers came down with flu-like symptoms (later confirmed as swine flu in two kids) and were sent home. On Saturday, six more campers got sick. All campers and staff on the two-week session had their temperatures taken the next morning and four had fevers. Nine more campers developed symptoms by Sunday night. With 10 percent of the kids sick and who knows how many others exposed, the session was called off and everyone went home Monday.
Not to worry, reads a letter sent to parents planning on sending their children to later sessions at Sandy Hill this summer. No one was seriously ill, the directors wrote. And the rest of the sessions this summer will go on. In fact, a one-week session that began Sunday is underway and so far no campers have gotten sick.
Campers across the country have seen their summer plans dashed as swine flu has caused closures in other locations. The Muscular Dystrophy Association canceled all of its camps nationwide -- including two sessions at Camp Maria in Leonardtown -- for fear that a A/H1N1 flu outbreak could be dangerous to the sick children it serves.
On page two of the Sandy Hill letter, the camp directors try to look on the bright side: "Although not necessarily initially comforting, many experts believe that the influenza A virus will come back in additional waves in the fall/winter during the traditional flu season. It is believed that campers who work through the virus now will increase their immunity against future exposures." 8O
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by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:07 pm
From the Republican-American (RA)
4th death to swine flu in Waterbury
A fourth city resident has died of swine flu, health officials confirmed Tuesday. State health officials announced the recent death of a man in his 40s on Monday, giving his address as New Haven County. A Waterbury Hospital spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the man had died in the hospital's care, but could not say exactly when. City Health Department director Roseann Wright confirmed the man was a city resident. This marks the sixth death from swine flu in Connecticut. While the majority of the deaths have occurred among Waterbury residents, state and local health officials say there's nothing unusual about Waterbury that makes city residents especially vulnerable to swine flu.
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4th death to swine flu in Waterbury
A fourth city resident has died of swine flu, health officials confirmed Tuesday. State health officials announced the recent death of a man in his 40s on Monday, giving his address as New Haven County. A Waterbury Hospital spokesman confirmed Tuesday that the man had died in the hospital's care, but could not say exactly when. City Health Department director Roseann Wright confirmed the man was a city resident. This marks the sixth death from swine flu in Connecticut. While the majority of the deaths have occurred among Waterbury residents, state and local health officials say there's nothing unusual about Waterbury that makes city residents especially vulnerable to swine flu.
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by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:19 pm
Jul 1, 2009 4:28 pm US/Eastern
New Jersey Reports 9th Swine Flu Death
TRENTON (CBS) ―
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The deaths confirmed Wednesday by the state Health and Senior Services Department bring the total in New Jersey to nine.
The latest victims were two men -- a 54-year-old from Union County and a 45-year-old from Middlesex County -- and a 6-year-old Ocean County boy.
There are now 769 confirmed cases of swine flu in New Jersey, with cases reported in every county except Cape May.
The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing spread of the influenza A (H1N1) virus on June 11.
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New Jersey Reports 9th Swine Flu Death
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The deaths confirmed Wednesday by the state Health and Senior Services Department bring the total in New Jersey to nine.
The latest victims were two men -- a 54-year-old from Union County and a 45-year-old from Middlesex County -- and a 6-year-old Ocean County boy.
There are now 769 confirmed cases of swine flu in New Jersey, with cases reported in every county except Cape May.
The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing spread of the influenza A (H1N1) virus on June 11.
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NE getting hammered. Why? Why the NE?
by Eliza » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:48 pm
2 more Boston residents die from A/H1N1 flu
Posted by Elizabeth Cooney
July 1, 2009 05:07 PM
By Stephen Smith
Globe Staff
The deaths of two more Boston residents have been linked to swine flu, Boston health authorities announced this evening, bringing to four the number of adults killed by the novel virus.
The victims, both men, were 52 and 30 years old.
The 52-year-old man died last Friday in his home, with test results today confirming he was infected with the virus. The 30-year-old was hospitalized two weeks ago and died Monday; preliminary tests strongly suggest he was infected with H1N1. Tests designed to confirm his infection are pending in Atlanta at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Earlier this week, health authorities reported that the virus had killed an 84-year-old Boston resident. The state's first swine flu victim was a 30-year-old mother from Boston who died June 14.
So far, Boston has recorded 475 confirmed cases, although that is believed to be only a small fraction of the total number. Disease specialists suspect that many people with comparatively mild cases of illness caused by the virus have not sought medical attention and, thus, have not been tested.
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To add: Many localities and states are NOT TESTING suspected cases unless the individuals are hospitalized thus the figures could be MUCH higher.-BF
Posted by Elizabeth Cooney
July 1, 2009 05:07 PM
By Stephen Smith
Globe Staff
The deaths of two more Boston residents have been linked to swine flu, Boston health authorities announced this evening, bringing to four the number of adults killed by the novel virus.
The victims, both men, were 52 and 30 years old.
The 52-year-old man died last Friday in his home, with test results today confirming he was infected with the virus. The 30-year-old was hospitalized two weeks ago and died Monday; preliminary tests strongly suggest he was infected with H1N1. Tests designed to confirm his infection are pending in Atlanta at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Earlier this week, health authorities reported that the virus had killed an 84-year-old Boston resident. The state's first swine flu victim was a 30-year-old mother from Boston who died June 14.
So far, Boston has recorded 475 confirmed cases, although that is believed to be only a small fraction of the total number. Disease specialists suspect that many people with comparatively mild cases of illness caused by the virus have not sought medical attention and, thus, have not been tested.
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To add: Many localities and states are NOT TESTING suspected cases unless the individuals are hospitalized thus the figures could be MUCH higher.-BF
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