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CDC updates weekly report on swine flu activity

30/01/2010 19:24:00 admin
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated Jan 29 the swine flu activity on its website suggesting that h1n1 virus is disappearing.

During the week between Jan 17 and 23, no states reported widespread flu activity. And only five states reported regional activity and nine states reported local flu activity. Three states reported no flu activity.

Among 164 specimens tested by the U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories, 4.6 percent were positive for flu.

Of those positive for flu A virus reported to the CDC, all were swine flu (H1N1) viruses.

Still, the CDC said the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and flu was above the epidemic threshold, and five children died last week and four of them died with swine flu.

The CDC did not update on hospitalizations triggered by swine flu, but the proportion of outpatient visits for flu-like illness was found at 1.7 percent, which is below the national baseline 2.3 percent.

The CDC says it "recommends influenza vaccination as the first and most important step in protecting against the flu. CDC is now encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against 2009 H1N1, including people 65 years and older."
By Jimmy Downs

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