Michigan - Seasonal flu 2013/2014

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Source: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/01/...very-very-ill/

H1N1 Outbreak In Ann Arbor: ?These Patients Are Very, Very Ill?
January 2, 2014 7:07 PM

ANN ARBOR (WWJ) ? Health officials at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor say they?re dealing with a severe outbreak of the flu.

A minimum of six people were in the intensive care unit on Thursday, as doctors dealt with what was believed to be multiple cases of H1N1, also know as ?Swine Flu.?

According to Dr. Lena Napolitano, director of the University of Michigan?s Surgical Critical Care and Intensive Care units, several patients ? mostly young or middle-aged ? are not doing well.

?They are on very advanced life support,? Napolitano told WWJ Newsradio 950.

?There are other intensive care units ? our medical ICU, our pediatric ICU ? who also have other patients,? she added.? And I don?t have those exact numbers; but suffice it to say, it is a striking increase, and these patients are very, very ill...?

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Severe H1N1 flu cases reported at Michigan hospitals; doctors urge people to get vaccine

Deadly H1N1 flu ? the influenza virus strain behind the 2009 pandemic ? continues its resurgence in Michigan, leading to the deaths of at least one child and three adults, according to state health and hospital officials.

About a dozen adults and children ? patients who previously were healthy ? have been on life support at the University of Michigan Health System?s hospitals due to the virus.

Three adults have died, according to a health system spokeswoman. In December, the state reported that an infant from central Michigan had died from H1N1.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140103/NEWS06/301030076/H1N1-flu-university-of-michigan-deaths-hsoitalizations-vaccine

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Re: Michigan: H1N1 Outbreak In Ann Arbor: ?These Patients Are Very, Very Ill?

Source: http://www.wlns.com/story/24358608/f...-of-m-hospital

Flu Has More Than A Dozen On Life-Support At U Of M Hospital
Posted: Jan 03, 2014 5:12 PM EST Updated: Jan 03, 2014 5:12 PM EST
By Shelby Miller - email


ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WLNS) - A severe strain of the flu is sweeping across the state and sending otherwise healthy people to the hospital...

...One central Michigan child has already died and at the University of Michigan Hospital, more than a dozen otherwise health people are on life support because of the flu. Doctors say U of M patients who are on life-support either just got the vaccine or didn't get it at all...

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3 more die of H1N1 flu in Michigan, with a dozen others on life support

Source: http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/a...nclick_check=1


3 more die of H1N1 flu in Michigan, with a dozen others on life support
Jan. 4, 2014 2:35 PM |
H1N1 targeting young adults this flu season: H1N1 is on the rise again, and the CDC is warning the virus seems to be targetting a different age group this time around: young adults.
Written by
Robin Erb


Potentially deadly H1N1 ? the influenza virus strain behind the 2009 pandemic ? continues its resurgence in Michigan, with three more deaths reported by hospital officials.

About a dozen adults and children ? patients who previously were healthy ? have been on life support at the University of Michigan Health System?s hospitals because of the virus, according to the hospital system.

Three adults have died, according to a health system spokeswoman. An infant from central Michigan also has died from H1N1, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health.

?These deaths are among previously healthy individuals. This is not the group that the public usually thinks about as being susceptible to serious illness with influenza,? said Dr. Matt Davis, chief medical executive for the state health department and a U-M professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and of internal medicine...

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MI: Monroe Co. man died from H1N!

Source: http://www.monroenews.com/news/2014/...es-h1n1-virus/

Local Man Dies From H1n1 Virus
By Ray Kisonas
As of Saturday, January 4, 2014, 06:47 a.m.

A middle-aged man from Monroe County has died from the H1N1 virus, the first death related to the flu in at least five years, local health officials have confirmed.

Kim Comerzan, director of the Monroe County Health Department, said the victim died last month and had an underlying health condition. Still it was the first confirmed death in Monroe County from the H1N1 virus in years...

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MI: Four deaths related to H1N1 to date

Source: http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2014...gan-this-year/

H1N1 flu deadly in Michigan this year
Monday, January 06, 2014 3:18 p.m. EST

LANSING (WKZO) -- Four people are dead to date in the state from the H1N1 flu strain, including an infant. Three adults have died while hospitalized at the University of Michigan Health System. Roughly a dozen others remain on life support and were healthy before falling ill with the flu. The H1N1 strain was behind the national pandemic in 2009...

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ANN ARBOR: U of M Health System reporting 15 to 20 people in intensive care for severe flu

ANN ARBOR ? The flu might be worse for young adults this year as physicians report that a particular strain, known as H1N1, is more prevalent.

Area hospitals including St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac have reported an increase in hospitalized patients with the flu last week. And the University of Michigan Health System reported Monday between 15 and 20 adults and children are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital. Most are young and otherwise healthy and were transferred to U-M from other hospitals because their flu was so severe.

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http://heritage.com/articles/2014/01/06/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc52cb168ad1789934626603.txt

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Six flu releated deaths in Michigan

Six flu releated deaths in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Michigan Department of Community Health says 90 percent of flu cases in the state are H1N1.

Public health officials from around the state say they are noticing an increase in hospitalizations from the flu in every age group and in some cases it's been deadly. As of December, six adults have died from complications with the flu.

more...

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/277769/9/Six-flu-releated-deaths-in-Michigan

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Re: ANN ARBOR: U of M Health System reporting 15 to 20 people in intensive care for severe flu

More than 50 in Ann Arbor area hospitalized with flu; healthy adults at risk

Flu season is here, and the virus is coming for those who least expect it. Washtenaw County hospitals have admitted 30 patients in the last two weeks for flu treatment. Area doctors have already seen more than 50 flu cases requiring hospitalization this season, and many of the patients have been young adults.

http://muckrack.com/link/ExIh/more-than-50-in-ann-arbor-area-hospitalized-with-flu-healthy-adults-at-risk

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3 more die of H1N1 flu in Michigan, with a dozen others on life support

Potentially deadly H1N1 ? the influenza virus strain behind the 2009 pandemic ? continues its resurgence in Michigan, with three more deaths reported by hospital officials.

About a dozen adults and children ? patients who previously were healthy ? have been on life support at the University of Michigan Health System?s hospitals because of the virus, according to the hospital system.

Three adults have died, according to a health system spokeswoman. An infant from central Michigan also has died from H1N1, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health.

?These deaths are among previously healthy individuals.
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http://www.freep.com/article/20140103/NEWS06/301030076/1001/news

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MDCH concerned about severe flu activity: Urges individuals to get vaccinated

LANSING ? Influenza activity is on the rise both nationwide and in all regions of Michigan. Public health officials are noticing an increase in patients of all ages being admitted to hospitals for serious influenza disease. To date, a larger proportion of these hospitalizations are occurring in young and middle-age adults as compared with most influenza seasons. In addition, one pediatric influenza-associated death has already been reported in Michigan during this influenza season.

Although the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) does not require reporting of adult influenza deaths, at least six deaths have been reported as of Dec. 21, 2013. Currently, more than 90 percent of positive influenza specimens at the MDCH Bureau of Laboratories are the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, severe disease was also seen in young and middle-age adults. Patients with underlying medical conditions or obesity have an increased risk for severe complications from this virus.


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http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/news/local/article_eaed0ad0-795c-11e3-af5e-001a4bcf887a.html

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MI: Viral outbreak closes Jackson County Medical Care Facility, state testing for H1N1

Source: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/in...s_jackson.html

Viral outbreak closes Jackson County Medical Care Facility, state testing for H1N1

JACKSON, MI?The Jackson County Medical Care Facility is on lock-down due to an influenza outbreak that officials say could be H1N1.

County health officials said 18 residents tested positive for influenza A, which is a strain of H1N1, but additional tests are being conducted with the Michigan Department of Community Health...

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Borgess limiting visitors in wake of H1N1 virus

text sizeUpdated: Thursday, January 9 2014, 08:07 PM EST KALAMAZOO, Mich.

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Widespread cases of the flu are prompting one hospital in West Michigan to take extra precautions. Borgess Medical Center is limiting visitors, it says, as a proactive safety measure. According to a statement from the hospital, visitors must now be 12 years of age and older, with an exception made to siblings of patients. In addition, visitors to Borgess Critical Care Units, and the Birthing Center are now limited to immediate family only, and only two visitors per patient will be allowed to visit in the Emergency and Trauma Center.

Read More at: http://wwmt.com/shared/news/features...us-17274.shtml

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Re: ANN ARBOR: U of M Health System reporting 15 to 20 people in intensive care for severe flu

ANN ARBOR: Severe flu striking young healthy people

ANN ARBOR ? More than a dozen adults and children were on life support at the University of Michigan Health System?s hospitals last week, because of flu.

Most are young and otherwise healthy, and were transferred to U-M from other hospitals because their flu was so severe. Most have the H1N1 strain of flu.

And as far as hospital staff can tell, these patients either didn?t get the flu vaccine at all -- or didn?t get it in time to protect them fully. This year?s flu vaccine includes protection against H1N1 flu.

At the same time, a number of other flu patients in less-severe condition are also recuperating in other U-M hospital beds. Hundreds more with flu-like symptoms have sought care in U-M emergency departments and clinics in recent weeks.

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http://www.heritage.com/articles/2014/01/08/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc52cd8066142f2582403592.txt

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MI: 2 die from influenza in Washtenaw County

Source: http://www.cadillacnews.com/ap_story...40110&ap_cat=2

2 die from influenza in Washtenaw County

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) ? Public health officials in Washtenaw County are reporting that two people have died of influenza.

Officials in Ypsilanti say the two victims were older than 65 and suffered underlying health conditions...