More hospitalizations and deaths in U.S. from Swine Flu
Latest Swine Flu map for week 48.
ATLANTA – Swine Flu hospitalizations jumped by 2,170 cases in the U.S. and the Centers for Disease Control, CDC, states an additional 109 deaths were reported including 15 new pediatric deaths suspected of being caused by the virus.
“The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above the epidemic threshold for the tenth consecutive week,” the CDC said in its latest weekly bulletin reporting 33,490 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations and 1,445 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated deaths since Aug. 30.
Last week, the CDC reported a total of 31.320 hospitalizations, indicating a leap of 2,170 hospitalizations during the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.
CDC also reported a total of 1,445 deaths since Aug. 30, with the number jumping by an additional 109 over the number of fatalities reported in the previous week.
“Sixteen influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported. Thirteen of these deaths were associated with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, two were associated with an influenza A virus for which the subtype was undetermined, and one was associated with an influenza B virus infection,” CDC said. The unsubtyped virus deaths are suspected to be H1N1 related.
“Since August 30, 2009, CDC has received 204 reports of influenza-associated pediatric deaths that occurred during the current influenza season (37 deaths in children less than 2 years old, 21 deaths in children 2-4 years old, 76 deaths in children 5-11 years old, and 70 deaths in children 12-17 years old),” it said.
“One hundred sixty-five (81%) of the 204 deaths were due to 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infections, 38 were associated with influenza A virus for which the subtype is undetermined, and one was associated with an influenza B virus infection. A total of 224 deaths in children associated with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been reported to CDC.”
During week 48, the following influenza activity was reported:
- Widespread influenza activity was reported by 14 states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia).
- Regional influenza activity was reported by Puerto Rico and 25 states (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia).
- Local influenza activity was reported by the District of Columbia and seven states (Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Wisconsin).
- Sporadic influenza activity was reported by Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and four states (Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming).
The CDC has already stated that its reporting of lab confirmed hospitalizations and deaths do not reflect the real statistics which are many times higher. For example, it estimated more than 150,000 have been hospitalized, some 14 to 34 million may have been infected and up to 6,000 may have died.
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on Dec 12 2009. Filed under Health.
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