Influenza A cases continue to rise in London- 3rd death reported

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Since the previous Influenza Surveillance Report was issued on Nov. 27, and up to the end of day on Monday (Dec. 3), there have been 26 new laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A reported to the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

Seventeen hospitalizations were reported among these cases. Three cases are associated with an influenza outbreak declared in an acute care hospital. Two deaths were reported among the laboratory-confirmed influenza cases.

As Monday, a total of 41 laboratory-confirmed influenza A cases and no influenza B cases were reported in Middlesex-London. Fifteen of the reported influenza A cases have been subtyped as human influenza A (H3) and one has been subtyped as influenza A (H1N1).


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[Shiloh]

Re: Influenza A cases continue to rise in London- 3rd death reported

Source: http://blackburnnews.com/london/2012/12/12/mlhu-reports-3rd-influenza-death/

A third Influenza-related death has been reported by the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

The deceased person was among 30 new lab-confirmed cases of Influenza in the community between December 4th and 10th.

Twenty-nine of those were classified as Influenza A, while one was listed as Influenza B...