(Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:07:48 GMT)
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Australia
? Aussies with pig flu in intensive care (Link)
Canada
? Manitoba’s swine flu caseload balloons to 56 (Link)
? Swine flu charting deadly course (Link)
? Manitoba: WRHA cautions hospital visitors (Link)
China
? All primary schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong closed for two weeks (Link)
? China credits quarantine for containing H1N1 (Link)
? 7 new AH1N1 cases confirmed in Beijing (Link)
Egypt
? WHO declares H1N1 global pandemic, Egypt reports 2 new cases (Link)
Japan
? H1N1 hits nine in first outbreak in Tokyo school (Link)
Middle East
? Palestinians report first case of H1N1 flu (Link)
New Zealand
? Swine flu strikes transplant centre (Link)
Spain
? 22 Madrid schools now hit by swine flu (Link)
Sweden
? Confusion over Swine Flu “Pandemic” (Link)
United Kingdom
? New case in Ripon, North Yorkshire, school closed (Link)
? Update on confirmed swine flu cases 11 June 2009 (72 New 822 Confirmed) (Link)
? Scotland’s swine flu total reaches 337(Link)
? H (Link)
United States
? Hawaii’s swine flu tally climbs by 83 cases (Link)
? False swine flu claim puts off arrest (Link)
? Seven Percent of New-Yorkers had flu-like illness (Link)
? Swine flu spreads through Vermont (Link)
? 3 more swine flu deaths reported in NYC (Link)
? Patients with flu fears, symptoms swamp ERs (Link)
? 2nd Mich. resident dies from H1N1 swine flu (Link)
? FL: Madeira Beach couple found dead had the flu, neighbors said (Link)
? CA: Alameda County reports second swine flu death (Link)
? H (Link)
Commentary
? We can’t wash our hands of this (Link)
? Swine Flu: Don’t Panic, ‘Pandemic’ isn’t a helpful designation. (Link)
? Analysis: why has the WHO waited so long? (Link)
General
? Replikin press release: Lethality of H1N1 Influenza Virus Increasing (Link)
? WHO Director Addresses H1N1 Flu Virus and Pandemics (Link)
? Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises; experts urge early treatment (Link)
? Asian governments get advance notice of WHO plans to declare swine flu pandemic (Link)
? WHO chief Chan to brief press at 1200 EDT (Link)
? The World Health Organization tells members it’s raising the swine flu alert to highest level (Link)
? WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years (Link)
? Analysis suggests first cases of swine flu happened months before spotted (Link)
? CDC Press Conference on Investigation of Human Cases of Novel Influenza A H1N1 (Link)
? I’ve had swine flu (Link)
? Swine flu may have been in people in August (Link)
? Rap video by nurses to promote hand sanitizing techniques(Link)
? CDC: Swine flu pandemic level won’t change efforts (Link)
? H (Link)
News for June 10, 2009 is here.
CDC Weekly Seasonal Influenza Data
Week 21, ending May 30, 2009
| State | News Reports (June 10) | CDC Report (June 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 5 | 4 |
| California | 5 | |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | 6 | 5 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| New York | 14 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | |
| Oregon | 1 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | |
| Texas | 6 | 3 |
| Utah | 2 | 2 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 49 | 27 |
Sources: Data compiled by spartan & CDC reports
Thanks to all of the newshounds! Special thanks to the newshound volunteers who translate international stories - thanks for keeping us all informed!
Other useful links:
CDC A(H1N1) Site
WHO A(H1N1) Site
WHO H5N1 human case totals, last updated June 2, 2009
Charts and Graphs on H5N1 from WHO
Google Flu Trends (U.S.)
CDC Weekly Influenza Summary
Map of seasonal influenza in the U.S.
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report and this week
CIDPC (Canada) Weekly FluWatch
European CDC Influenza News
Flu Wiki Main Page
