Re: TX: 2 Deaths Reported in Smith County
Re: TX: 2 Deaths Reported in Smith County
2 flu deaths reported in Smith Co., over 230 others test positive for virus
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Two Smith County health systems have released the number of flu-related deaths reported last week and the number of patients who have tested positive for the virus.
According to a representative from Trinity Mother Frances hospital and clinics, one person died last week from an unknown strain of the flu virus. Nine patients were admitted to their hospital with the flu and 57 others tested positive for the virus. Of those, 98.6 percent had influenza type A and
not H1N1.
East Texas Medical Center revealed Thursday morning that one person has died from the flu. The hospital also released information regarding the number of patients in Tyler they have had who tested positive for the flu.
more...
http://www.kltv.com/story/24406847/...hers-test-positive-for-virus-at-etmc-in-tyler
Now there's some severe insight into the "
Value of Perfect Information". The statement excluding
pH1N1 could not be more illogical. More than 95% of all circulating influenza in the United States and in Texas is
pH1N1.
In the same city today, a journalist
puts a medical spokesperson, Dr. Jonathan MacClements of the Smith County Health Authority, on record indicating that false negatives are understood at this point.
A negative rapid test does
not exclude pH1N1.
In a crisis, truth is often the first casualty, either due to speed of action / resource constraints or outright prevarication for political purpose.
Divergence Principle
in
Public Health Communications
As virus transmission increases, fact transmission decreases.
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<tr style="float: center;"><td style="font-size: 90%;">Medical officials today announced that they were experiencing
extremely high volumes of patients in emergency departments most with upper respiratory problems such as the flu, pneumonia and severe colds.
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<tr style="float: center; font-size: 60%;"><td>COSHANDRA DILLARD</td></tr>
<tr style="float: center; font-size: 60%;"><td><a href="http://www.tylerpaper.com/" target="_blank">Tyler Morning Telegraph</a> Thursday, 9 January 2014 13:50</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 100%;">'MacClements said doctors should be are (
sic,
aware) that some of the rapid testing is coming up as
false negative, so officials are encouraging them to treat patients with flu-like symptoms as if they have the flu.'
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