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CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million caught H1N1, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized and perhaps 800 died, according to data from the start of the outbreak in April through July. Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized, and perhaps 800 died, according to new estimates by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The revised numbers suggest that even larger numbers will become infected during this flu season. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

[Perspectives] Book In Brief: Parents’ guide to H1N1

Outbreaks of infectious diseases have a way of grabbing the public imagination that outstrips any other medical event. The first decade of the 21st century has seen anthrax spores in the US mail, severe acute respiratory syndrome, avian influenza A H5N1, and now a pandemic of influenza A H1N1 (so called swine flu), which have generated a level of media and public attention that has at times bordered on the hysterical. (Source: LANCET)

Absences surge at region’s schools due to flu outbreaks

Waves of swine flu and flu-like illnesses are surging through Washington area schools, doubling the normal absence rate in several school systems and leaving some campuses with as many as one-fifth of students out sick. (Source: washingtonpost.com - Health)

N.B. home support workers urged to get swine flu shot

The New Brunswick Home Support Association is encouraging its 4,500 home support agency workers to get the H1N1 vaccine shot so they can continue to serve their elderly clients if there is a swine flu outbreak. (Source: CBC | Health)

Swine flu planning

With the possibility of a second, more serious wave of swine flu ahead, Ian Buchanan focuses on the work being done by hospices to prepare for an outbreak. (Source: HSJ)

Major Swine Flu Outbreak At U.S. Air Force Academy Affords Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior

With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

July 4 swine flu outbreak shows pattern of virus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at a July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

H1N1 in turkeys poses ‘minimal’ human risk: official

Ontario has confirmed a swine flu infection in a turkey operation, but the province's chief medical officer says this outbreak doesn't threaten humans. (Source: CBC | Health)

Major swine flu outbreak at US Air Force Academy

With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service capitalized on a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights about the natural behavior of the nH1N1 virus, including shedding patterns, during a recent large-scale swine flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). Their results are reported in an article published online on October 20, 2009 by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine It is the first published study of its kind........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)

Major Swine Flu Outbreak At US Air Force Academy, Unique Opportunity To Study Virus Behavior

With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)