Texas - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 (other than Dallas or Houston areas)

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pH1N1 Child Vaccine Escape
CDC Early 2013

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<hr style="width: 30%;" />41 Cases over 43 Sequences<hr style="width: 30%;" /></div>
Introduction

In the 30 days covering 2013-02-28 to 2013-03-29, the&nbsp;<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>United States CDC</b></span>&nbsp;released a total of 43&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;">pH1N1</span></b>&nbsp;sequences at&nbsp;<strong>GISAID&nbsp;</strong>on 41 human cases<strong>&nbsp;</strong>sampled from October 2012 to February 2013. Geographic surveillance includes&nbsp;<b>America,</b>&nbsp;<b>Africa, Asia </b>and<b> Russia.&nbsp;</b>Although&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;">pH1N1</span></b>&nbsp;in most locales during the&nbsp;2012-2013 season was the <b><span style="color: #783f04;">minority</span></b> serotype, the sequences in this Analytic Report describe a high level of human-infective diversity and an ease of avian genetic acquisition, including multiple instances demonstrating concentrated transport of <b><span style="color: #660000;">High-CFR</span></b>&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;">pH1N1&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #783f04;">Upsilon</span></b> polymorphisms onto single sequences.

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pH1N1 Drug Resistant Low Reactor
CDC Fall 2013

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<hr style="width: 30%;" />46 Cases over 49 Sequences<hr style="width: 30%;" /></div>
Introduction

In the 32 days covering 2013-10-17 to 2013-11-19, the&nbsp;<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>United States CDC</b></span>&nbsp;released a total of 49&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;">pH1N1</span></b>&nbsp;sequences at&nbsp;<strong>GISAID&nbsp;</strong>on 46 human cases<strong>&nbsp;</strong>sampled from February 2013 to October 2013. Geographic surveillance includes&nbsp;<b>America,</b>&nbsp;<b>Africa, Asia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay&nbsp;</b>and<b>&nbsp;Peru.&nbsp;</b>

The sequences in this Analytic Report describe a high level of genetic activity at the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Hemagglutinin</span></b> <b><span style="color: #660000;">antigenic area</span></b> between <b><span style="color: blue;">aa155</span></b> and <b><span style="color: blue;">aa158</span></b> with <b>5</b> amino variations and <b>4</b> silent revisions. &nbsp; <b><span style="color: #274e13;">HA</span></b> <b><span style="color: blue;">225G</span></b> is present in <b><span style="color: #660000;">quasi-species</span></b> on <b>2</b>&nbsp;American samples and as dominant form in <b>2</b> tropical countries. The <b>Dominican Republic</b> <b><span style="color: #274e13;">HA</span></b> <b><span style="color: blue;">225G</span></b>&nbsp;<b><span style="color: #660000;">Low Reactor</span></b> appears on a <b><span style="color: #7f6000;">TamiFlu Resistant</span></b> strain. &nbsp;<b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Drug Resistance</span></b> is also found in <b>2</b> US sequences and <b>1</b> South American case.
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Texas mother of three dies days after flu symptoms begin

Source: http://www.kens5.com/news/Texas-moth...239236221.html

Texas mother of three dies days after flu symptoms begin
by Jason Whitely / WFAA.com
Posted on January 8, 2014 at 6:48 AM

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On Saturday, doctors at Charlton Methodist Hospital diagnosed Alice with influenza.

?It was strains A and B,? Jones said. ?Sunday evening, she started breathing hard."

By Monday morning, feeling worse, Alice ended up at University General Hospital on South Hampton Road, her husband said.

As a technician took Alice to undergo a CT scan, "she coded," Darrell said.

Hours later, the 29-year-old woman, who had no underlying medical conditions, was dead.

Darrell said he didn?t think his wife got a flu shot last fall...

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TX: Carrollton teen dies from flu; hospitals &amp; schools on alert

Source: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/243891...exas-flu-cases


Carrollton teen dies from flu; hospitals & schools on alert
Posted: Jan 07, 2014 6:44 PM EST Updated: Jan 08, 2014 7:55 AM EST
By: Shaun Rabb - bio | email
Adapted for Web by: Sarah Crandall - email

...Two children are among the 19 flu-related deaths in North Texas this season. One of them was 13-year-old Lynda Kizziar who passed away Saturday at Children's Medical Center in Plano. She lived in Carrollton but was a seventh grader at Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville...

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Re: Young Father Dies After Flu-Like Symptoms

Texas HA 225
Receptor Binding Variance
Potential

An examination of the potential for Receptor Binding Site (RBS) Polymorphisms in the Texas High-CFR cases, including detailed near-term and mid-term genetic probabilities and projections
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TX: Possible flu-related death in Wise Co.

Source: http://www.wcmessenger.com/2014/news...eath-reported/

Flu hits region, 1 death reported
By Brandon Evans | Published Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The onset of flu season was late in Wise County, but the virus has already infected large numbers and appears to be responsible for the death of one man.

?We?ve had one death, a gentleman in his early 40s who appeared to have died from flu-like symptoms,? said Lee Ann Cummings, registered nurse and emergency room director of Wise Regional Health System in Decatur.

SHOT IN THE ARM ? With one death in Wise County linked to influenza, medical professionals encourage everyone who?s able to get a vaccine. Messenger photo by Joe Duty

Although they are awaiting confirmation from the medical examiner, it appeared the man died from influenza...

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3 Flu-Related Deaths in San Patricio County

3 Flu-Related Deaths in San Patricio County

CORPUS CHRISTI - San Patricio County Health Authority Dr. Mobley confirms three people have died as a result of the flu in his area. As a result of these cases and the increase in cases across the stat, officials are working on a mass immunization clinic.

Dr. Mobley can only tell us limited information on the patients for confidentiality reasons.

The first is a 2-year-old child who died on December 20th. The other deaths were an adult male and an adult female.

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http://www.kztv10.com/news/3-flu-related-deaths-in-san-patricio-county/

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