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North Carolina - Seasonal flu 2013/2014

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.wect.com/story/24123779/three-fatal-cases-of-the-flu-confirmed-in-nc


Three fatal cases of the flu confirmed in NC
Posted: Dec 03, 2013 12:40 PM EST Updated: Dec 03, 2013 12:40 PM EST
By: Debra Dolan - bio | email

Public health officials say the number of cases of flu in NC have been low so far, but are beginning to trend upward.


NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) ? Three deaths in North Carolina have been linked to infection with seasonal influenza, according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services.

According to the report, the patients were from all three major regions of the state: Eastern, NC, the Triad region and the Charlotte area.

DHHS confirms all three patients were middle aged adults who were at increased risk due to underlying medical conditions...
 
Re: Three fatal cases of the flu confirmed in NC

Re: Three fatal cases of the flu confirmed in NC

Source: http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/307830/57/DHHS-Flu-Kills-3-In-NC


DHHS: Flu Kills 3 In NC
12:26 PM, Dec 3, 2013 |

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Three people from North Carolina have died within the last two week because of the flu.

According to N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, one person lived in eastern North Carolina, another in the Triad and the other person lived in Charlotte.

DHHS said each person tested positive for Influenza A - one of the main types of flu...
 
3rd Guilford County Resident Dies From Flu

3rd Guilford County Resident Dies From Flu

3rd Guilford County Resident Dies From Flu

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- A Guilford County Department of Public Health spokesperson said Friday a county resident died from the flu.

This brings the total number of flu deaths this season in Guilford County to three. So far, at least seven people across North Carolina died from the flu.

more...

http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/310770/57/3rd-Guilford-County-Resident-Dies-From-Flu
 
Hospitals restrict visitors as NC flu deaths reach 13

Hospitals restrict visitors as NC flu deaths reach 13

Source: http://www.wsbradio.com/ap/ap/health/guilford-county-reports-3rd-flu-death/ncX6d/


Updated: 2:28 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 | Posted: 2:28 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013
Duke restricts visitors as NC flu deaths reach 8
The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. —

Duke University Health Systems is restricting patient visitors because of the rising number of flu cases even as public health officials say a third person in Guilford County has died from the illness.

The Department of Health and Human Services says that brings the total number of flu deaths across North Carolina so far this season to eight...
 
Re: Duke restricts visitors as NC flu deaths reach 8

Re: Duke restricts visitors as NC flu deaths reach 8

The flu season is off to an early start, but even so the number of fatalities is unusual.

?To have this many deaths with flu activity being as low as it is, that?s troubling because we haven?t hit the peak yet,? Moore said.

Information about additional deaths will be released Friday in the state?s normal weekly update of flu statistics, he said. He declined to say how many there had been.

Most victims so far are young adults who are particularly vulnerable to H1N1, the dominant strain of the virus so far this season. Four of the eight confirmed cases, including the most recent one, in Eastern North Carolina, were among adults aged 25 to 49, Moore said. Three were from 50 to 64 years old, and one was 65 or older.

In each of the eight cases, Moore said, the victim had some health issue that put the patient at high risk from flu. Such risk factors include heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illnesses such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immune system problems, obesity, and pregnancy.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/20...ight-in-north.html#.UsJsXPvZ2h0#storylink=cpy
 
Re: Duke restricts visitors as NC flu deaths reach 8

Re: Duke restricts visitors as NC flu deaths reach 8

Flu death toll in NC rises to 13; UNC and Rex limit visitors
From staff reportsJanuary 2, 2014 Updated 3 hours ago

Five more people died of flu in North Carolina in the week that ended Saturday, bringing the total to 13 during the current flu season, state public health officials say.

Meanwhile, UNC Health Care and Rex Healthcare, responding to the robust flu season, have joined Duke University Health Systems in temporarily limiting patients' visitors at their facilities. Visitors with cough, fever or other flu-like symptoms will not be allowed to visit patients, UNC and Rex said Thursday.
...
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/02/3501767/flus-death-toll-in-north-carolina.html#storylink=cpy
 
NC Flu Deaths Rise To 13 In 2013-2014 Season

NC Flu Deaths Rise To 13 In 2013-2014 Season

NC Flu Deaths Rise To 13 In 2013-2014 Season

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) reports there are five new flu deaths, bringing the total number to 13 this season.

According to NCDHHS, only one of the five people was older than 65 years old. The department reports the flu is killing middle-aged to young adults. Twelve of the 13 people who have died from the flu in North Carolina were adults under the age of 65.

more...

http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article/311402/57/NC-Flu-Deaths-Rise-To-13-In-2013-2014-Season
 
Fourth Guilford County resident dies from fl

Fourth Guilford County resident dies from fl

Source: http://www.news-record.com/news/local_news/article_56a70952-7411-11e3-8605-0019bb30f31a.html


Fourth Guilford County resident dies from flu
Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014 8:00 pm
By Marquita Brown marquita.brown@news-record.com


GREENSBORO ? A fourth Guilford County resident has died of the flu, according to county health officials.

They?re among 13 flu-related deaths in North Carolina since October. That?s slightly less than was reported during the same period in the 2012-13 season...
 
Flu Death Reported In Randolph County, 14th In NC

Flu Death Reported In Randolph County, 14th In NC

Source: http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/311858/1/Flu-Death-Reported-In-Randolph-County-14th-In-NC


Flu Death Reported In Randolph County, 14th In NC
1:02 PM, Jan 7, 2014
WFMY News 2

RANOLPH COUNTY, N.C. -- A person in Randolph County has died from the flu.

The flu death is the first for this season in the county and the 14th flu death in the state.

The Randolph County Health Department says it happened over the weekend. They say the person who died was healthy, didn't have a flu shot and was in their twenties...
 
5 New NC Flu Deaths Reported, 21 Total

5 New NC Flu Deaths Reported, 21 Total

Source: http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/312162/57/5-New-NC-Flu-Deaths-Reported-21-Total


5 New NC Flu Deaths Reported, 21 Total
11:32 AM, Jan 9, 2014 |

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting five new flu deaths.

This makes a total of 21 flu deaths in North Carolina this season.

No information was immediately provided about the location or previous health conditions of the latest victims. However, the DHHS website shows of all the deaths this season 12 are between 25-49 years old; seven between 50-64 years old; and two people were 65 years old or older...
 
NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

Source: http://myfox8.com/2014/01/09/family-of-29-year-old-killed-by-flu-speaks-out/


Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out
Posted on: 6:51 pm, January 9, 2014, by Carter Coyle

ARCHDALE, N.C. ? The family of a vibrant 29-year-old woman is grieving after she died from complications with the flu.

Jennifer Brewer and her family were originally from High Point and moved to Clarksville, Tenn., about two years ago.

She and her parents, Craig and Susan Brewer, were visiting their oldest daughter Renee Brewer in Archdale for Christmas.

?She doesn?t look sick! She was perfectly healthy,? said Renee, looking at the family?s last picture taken together on a trip to Pilot Mountain over the holiday.

Renee said Jennifer started feeling sick two weeks ago but thought it was just a cold or allergies...

...Jennifer was the state?s fourteenth case of flu-related death...
 
Re: NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

Re: NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

Jennifer did not get a flu shot this year. Renee said the coroner told her family a flu shot may not have prevented her from getting this particular strain of flu.
Click to expand...

What strain is that?
 
Re: NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

Re: NC: Family of 29-year-old killed by flu speaks out

Video seems to indicate that Tamiflu resistance and/or antibiotic resistance played a role in this young woman's death?
 
NC: infant is first child to die from flu

NC: infant is first child to die from flu

Source: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/515a208ad33c46b8a3d54ca2d6482a10/NC--Flu-Deaths


State health officials say infant from eastern North Carolina is first child to die from flu

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 13, 2014 - 5:02 pm EST

RALEIGH, North Carolina ? State health officials say an infant from eastern North Carolina is the first child to die from the flu during the 2013-14 season.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported that the child died Monday due to complications associated with the flu...
 
NC: 3 die from flu in Catawba County; deaths add to the more than 20 statewide who have died

NC: 3 die from flu in Catawba County; deaths add to the more than 20 statewide who have died

Source: http://www.hickoryrecord.com/news/article_1999e48e-7caa-11e3-bc7d-001a4bcf6878.html

3 die from flu in Catawba County; deaths add to the more than 20 statewide who have died
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 6:26 pm
By SHARON MCBRAYER smcbrayer@hickoryrecord.com

HICKORY, NC ? A third person from Catawba County has died from the flu.

Kelly Schermerhorn, public information officer for Catawba County Public Health, said Catawba County Public Health was notified Monday of a third death in Catawba County from the disease.

As of last week, there were 21 in the state who died from the flu this season, not including the Catawba County death reported Monday...
 
Re: NC: Obit: Died 1/12/14 of flu; F, 39 yrs.

Re: NC: Obit: Died 1/12/14 of flu; F, 39 yrs.

pH1N1 Child Vaccine Escape
CDC Early 2013
​

<div style="text-align: center;">
<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 <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.

. . .

Read the Open-Access, Full-Text
Investigational Analytic
including Genetic Details​
 
Re: NC: 3 die from flu in Catawba County; deaths add to the more than 20 statewide who have died

Re: NC: 3 die from flu in Catawba County; deaths add to the more than 20 statewide who have died

pH1N1 Child Vaccine Escape
CDC Early 2013
​

<div style="text-align: center;">
<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 <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.

. . .

Read the Open-Access, Full-Text
Investigational Analytic
including Genetic Details​
 
Re: NC: infant is first child to die from flu

Re: NC: infant is first child to die from flu

pH1N1 Child Vaccine Escape
CDC Early 2013
​

<div style="text-align: center;">
<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 <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.

. . .

Read the Open-Access, Full-Text
Investigational Analytic
including Genetic Details​
 
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