ATLANTA – Nine more child deaths have been blamed on Swine Flu and deaths from pneumonia and flu have climbed back above the epidemic threshold in the U.S. for the third consecutive week, reports the CDC. 39,794 hospitalizations and 1,905 deaths have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control since August 30 when the [...]
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 [...]
ATLANTA – There has been an upsurge in visits to doctors for Swine Flu and deaths associated with flu and pneumonia are again higher than the national epidemic threshold, the CDC said in a report released on Saturday. “Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally increased slightly this week over last week. This is [...]
ATLANTA – Nine more pediatric deaths caused by Swine Flu have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and CDC director Thomas R. Frieden says the new virus has produced five time more fatalities among children than a regular flu season. (Watch video at bottom of page.) “Nine influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported [...]
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 [...]
By Salim Jiwa ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control now says between 14 million to 34 million Americans fell ill from Swine Flu between April and October 17 and so far it has provided a gross under-count of the number of people who have died or been hospitalized. Meanwhile, 34 more children have [...]
ATLANTA – Deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza remained above the epidemic threshold for the seventh consecutive week across the U.S. with 21 pediatric deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control. Of the 21 deaths, 15 were positive for Swine Flu while six were not sub-typed. A total of 171 child deaths from Swine [...]
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