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Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending October 24, 2009

During the week of October 18-24, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30 to October 24, 2009.

During the week of October 18-24, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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CDC Selects GE Healthcare To Track H1N1 Flu Activity

GE Healthcare, one of the leading providers of healthcare information technology, announced its selection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide extensive surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the United States. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending October 17, 2009

During the week of October 11-17, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread in 46 states. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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H1N1 matches seasonal flu peak months early: CDC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu has become widespread in 46 of the 50 U.S. states, a level comparable to the peak of ordinary flu seasons but far earlier and with more waves of infection expected, a top U.S. health official said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from October 10-17, 2009

During the week of October 11-17, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread in 46 states. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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Questions and Answers: NEJM article “Hospitalized Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza in the United States- April-June 2009″

Clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 in the U.S. during April through June 2009. Questions and answers based on a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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Swine flu vaccine is running a month behind

Vaccine for H1N1 won't be widely available until November, a month later than first thought, and some states are expecting delays ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
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New H1N1 & You Question and Answer

CDC reports on 2009 H1N1-related deaths and hospitalizations by age group in the United States from August 30, 2009 through October 10, 2009. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
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US finds first case of swine flu in pigs

Washington - The United States has detected the first case of swine flu in pigs, the Department of Agriculture (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
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