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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
13 new cases of swine flu reported, 8 in Anchorage
Monday, June 22, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The state Department of Health and Social Services announced 13 addition confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus on Monday, including eight new cases in Anchorage.
Officials with the Alaska Section of Epidemiology expect to see more confirmed cases throughout the summer in Alaska.
The 13 new cases range in age from 7 months to 63 years, according to DHSS.
The total number of swine flu cases in Alaska now stands at 36, including 13 in Anchorage. No deaths have been linked to the virus.
DHSS also announced that daily lab reports will no longer be published, meaning that larger batches of confirmed cases will be reported less frequently.
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Alaska Public Health Update
Update: Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Alaska and New Testing Recommendations
Distributed via AK PHAN
June 24, 2009, 11:00 AM ADT
AK PHAN 008-2009-06-24
Forty-four cases of laboratory-confirmed pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (swine flu) have been reported from the Alaska State Virology Laboratory (ASVL) as of 4 PM, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Four regions of the state have had at least one case, including the Interior, Anchorage/Matanuska-Susitna, Gulf Coast, and Southeast Alaska. Laboratory-confirmed pandemic influenza A (H1N1) has not yet been reported from the Northern or Southwestern regions of the state. There have been no deaths however at least three individuals were hospitalized.
The ASVL has processed 1803 specimens since March 1, 2009. During March, April, and the first three weeks of May, seasonal influenza continued to circulate in Alaska. However seasonal influenza, for the most part, has been replaced with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) during the first three weeks of June (Figure). This trend has also been seen throughout the U.S. During the week of June 7, 2009, more than 98% of subtyped influenza A viruses reported to CDC were pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm).
(there is a very good chart here that I cannot copy)
Based on these findings, the recommendations for laboratory testing for pandemic influenza A (H1N1) have been modified:
Specimens that do not need to be submitted to the ASVL
? Outpatient specimens that are positive by rapid influenza A testing should no longer be submitted to the ASVL. These patients can be assumed to have the pandemic strain of influenza.
? Specimens that are positive by rapid influenza B testing should not be submitted to the ASVL.
Specimens that should be submitted to the ASVL
? Specimens from hospitalized patients with influenza-like illness, regardless of rapid test results, should be submitted to ASVL for testing.
? Outpatient specimens from patients with moderate to severe influenza-like illness that are negative for influenza A on rapid test should be submitted to ASVL for testing.
The turn-around time from the ASVL varies from 3 to 7 days from the time the laboratory receives the specimen. Because of this, clinical decisions for antiviral drug treatment and prophylaxis for high-risk individuals should be based on symptoms of influenza-like illness and whether pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus is circulating in the region. Laboratory-confirmed cases of pandemic influenza are posted daily by region at http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/id/in...a/swineflu.htm.
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
The above article has a very good chart which shows how late the season flu remains in Alaska. The seasonal flu cases found the week of June 7th probably represent visitors from the southern hemisphere - there is considerable international tourist traffic in the summer.
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
The case count has almost doubled in a week. That's with reduced testing. (what a surprise)
I cannot find a single news report about cases in Alaska. It appears that all swine flu is happening elsewhere.
(we have a very large tourism industry)
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
(I don't know if the one death is the lady who contracted SF and died in Washington state, or another death in the same region)
"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
However, the region with the most cases - Anchorage/Mat Su - is a typical American community as far as occupations, races, etc. There is a higher percentage of natives in the northern and southwest regions, but note their low case numbers. I'm not sure why you think women should have more flu - in the summer lots of women are out gardening and wearing far fewer clothes than normal.
As long as mosquito repellant doesn't filter sun, we'll all get lots of Vitamin D until mid August.
All of Mellie's firefighters are getting lots of sun (through the smoke).
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Hospitalizations and deaths in Washington with lab-confirmed swine flu (H1N1)
Hospitalizations of Washington residents Cumulative total 4/26/09 to 7/24/09
122
Deaths of Washington residents As of 7/24/09
7
So they are not counting her because she wasn't a WA resident, therefore she is being claimed by Alaska. The FluTrackers list goes by probable location of infection, so we have a total of 8 deaths in Washington and 0 in Alaska.
Yes, like the Mexican family that brought their son to Texas for treatment - he counted as Texas, not Mexico.
Not trying to be picky, but putting numbers in the right location helps to pinpoint trends and clusters.
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
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