More pediatric deaths from flu reported by CDC
ATLANTA – Nine more pediatric deaths are being reported from flu and pneumonia despite declines in overall Swine Flu infections in most part of the U.S.
Three of the child deaths were confirmed to be from Swine Flu, four were suspected of being Swine Flu but could not be sub-typed while two were confirmed to be from seasonal flu, the CDC said in its latest report.
Since August 30, 201 children have died from confirmed Swine Flu, 48 from suspected Swine Flu and three from seasonal flu. Since April, when the outbreak of Swine Flu began, a total of 307 children have died, mostly from confirmed H1N1 infections.
38,989 hospitalization since August are also blamed on the H1N1 virus. The death toll from Swine Flu since August is 1,812. The CDC says these numbers tell only a part of the story. The estimates of deaths and infections are far higher than the confirmed figures would tend to indicate.
“The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report increased over the previous week and is higher than expected for this time of year. This increase in P&I is thought to result from an increase in reports of pneumonia-associated deaths in older people. These deaths are not necessarily related to flu illness,” said the CDC about the overall increase in deaths being reported for the week ending Jan. 16.
Across the United States, visits to doctors for flu like illness have dropped substantially.
Almost all viruses tested so far are H1N1, the CDC said.
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on Jan 23 2010. Filed under Health.
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