CDC reports on swine flu cases in young Chicagoans

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CDC reports on swine flu cases in young Chicagoans



12:19 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2009


CHICAGO - A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report focuses on high rates of swine flu among young Chicago residents.

The report says, because of the virus' high attack rate among children and young adults, they should be among the first targeted for prevention, surveillance and vaccination strategies this fall.

Thursday's report is based on a Chicago Department of Public Health summary of the 1,557 H1N1 cases that occurred among city residents during April through July. Rates were highest among children 5 to 14 years old, who had 14 times higher rates than adults older than 60.

Children and young adults are at a disproportionate risk for infection and hospitalization.

Seven Chicagoans have died from swine flu, including two adults in their 20s but no children.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/chi-ap-il-swineflu-chicago,0,7574874.story

 

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Re: CDC reports on swine flu cases in young Chicagoans

Swine Flu Infects Children 14 Times More Often Than Elderly

By Tom Randall

Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Children were 14 times more likely to be sickened by swine flu than adults 60 and older, the age group that is typically the most at risk for influenza, according to a U.S. study of the disease.

Children ages 5 to 14 became ill with swine flu, also known as H1N1, at a rate of 147 per 100,000 people, according to the study of 1,557 confirmed illnesses, including seven deaths, in Chicago from April to July, months when the flu virus usually doesn?t spread. The findings were reported today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Editor: Angela Zimm


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=apjNe9a4e6To