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Estimates of Flu’s Toll; Seasonal Vaccine Not Effective Against 2009 H1N1(0)
Reports on 2009 H1N1 influenza in the U.S. will now use estimates from the CDC’s Emerging Infection Program, rather than counting only laboratory-confirmed cases, according to a CDC news briefing.
No Resurgence — Yet — in Cities Hardest Hit by H1N1 Last Spring
Some cities are reporting near-normal levels of flu activity for this time of year, according to an article in Thursday’s New York Times. The cities were those hardest hit at the outset of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
Neurologic Complications Observed in Children with Novel H1N1
The CDC has received reports of neurologic complications in four children in Texas hospitalized with novel influenza A (H1N1), according to an MMWR report. The neurologic disease observed in these four patients was less severe than that seen in seasonal influenza: two of the four had seizures, and all fully recovered. READ MORE…
Triple-Reassortant Swine Influenza A Viruses in the U.S.
From December 2005 through February 2009, viruses containing gene segments from swine, human, and avian influenza viruses infected at least 11 humans in the U.S.
Mary Wilson, MD, summarizes and comments on Shinde V et al. Triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses in humans in the United States, 2005–2009. N Engl J Med 2009 May 7; [...]
