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Flu death at Nevada County hospital
Christopher Rosacker crosacker@theunion.com
January 10, 2014
A person infected with a yet-to-be specified strain of the influenza virus died this week at Grass Valley?s Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, according to a Nevada County government official.
?It is with regret that I inform our community that a previously healthy resident of Nevada County in their 30s passed away due to complications from influenza on Jan. 8,? said Dr. Ken Cutler, Nevada County?s public health officer, in a statement. ?Testing confirmed influenza, with lab results pending for the H1N1 strain.?..
Kings County case raises Valley swine flu deaths to five
By Barbara Anderson
The Fresno BeeJanuary 10, 2014
Updated 42 minutes ago
Kings County health officials said a second person has died of H1N1 influenza, bringing bringing the number of swine flu deaths to five in the central San Joaquin Valley this flu season.
The county reported its first death Thursday. Fresno County also reported a death and Merced had two...
In the 30 days covering 2013-02-28 to 2013-03-29, the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>United States CDC</b></span> released a total of 43 <b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">pH1N1</span></b> sequences at <strong>GISAID </strong>on 41 human cases<strong> </strong>sampled from October 2012 to February 2013. Geographic surveillance includes <b>America,</b> <b>Africa, Asia </b>and<b> Russia. </b>Although <b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">pH1N1</span></b> in most locales during the 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> <b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">pH1N1 </span><span style="color: #783f04;">Upsilon</span></b> polymorphisms onto single sequences.
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In the week from 2013-11-22 to 2013-11-29, the <span style="color: #783f04;"><b>United States CDC</b></span> released or updated a total of 32 <b><span style="color: #632423; font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">pH1N1</span></b> sequences at <strong>GISAID </strong>on 29 human cases<strong> </strong>sampled from July 2013 to November 2013. Geographic surveillance includes <b>America,</b> <b>India </b>and<b> Hong Kong. </b>
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7 people have been hospitalized with flu in SLO County, officials say
7 people have been hospitalized with flu in SLO County, officials say
No deaths from the H1N1 flu virus have been reported in San Luis Obispo County, but seven people have been hospitalized, said Dr. Jim Beebe, lab director for the county Public Health Laboratory.
?All of them have been shown to have the 2009 influenza A pH1N1 strain,? he said.
The seven hospitalized people are of all ages, ranging from one 9-year-old to two people in their 70s, Beebe said.
7 die from the flu in California, 28 more deaths under investigation
7 die from the flu in California, 28 more deaths under investigation
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News
Posted: 01/10/14, 5:47 PM PST | Updated: 20 mins ago
The seven influenza-related deaths confirmed in California this week indicate that flu season is not only widespread but could prove more severe than in past years, state health officials said Friday.
At least 28 additional deaths are under investigation, prompting officials with the California Department of Public Health to warn all residents to get vaccinated, especially since younger, healthier people appear to be affected this season.
The influenza virus that has been spreading across the country continues to make its presence felt locally, with Merced County recording two flu-related deaths.
In addition to the two deaths, the Merced County Public Health Department reported one adult patient has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit for the H1N1 flu virus.
Both the fatalities were adults who had underlying health issues, according to the public health department.
Stanislaus County has recorded three flu-related deaths, two of whom lived in the county. The third was from another area, but hospitalized in Stanislaus County.
Jail officials in Santa Paula work to keep flu from spreading
By Tom Kisken
Posted January 13, 2014 at 11:07 a.m.
A rise of inmates with fever and flu symptoms is pushing what an official called routine efforts to keep influenza from spreading at Todd Road Jail in Santa Paula.
Capt. John Miller, facility manager of the 800-inmate county-run jail, said about 20 of 250 inmates in the site?s female housing unit were showing flu symptoms. He said three men also came down with symptoms over the weekend...
