Washington state: 6 suspected cases

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Officials said the three of the victims are in King County. They are a child, a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s. The child was hospitalized and is said to be improving. The two adults were not hospitalized, but also said to be improving.

Two other victims are in the Snohomish County -- a 6-year-old child and a 34-year-old woman.


Health officials said a sixth possible case surfaced in Spokane County.


From http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44033597.html

 

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http://www.bham.wednet.edu/staff/documents/CountySwineFluMediaRelease043009.pdf

Press Release Date: April 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Joe Bates
Phone: (360) 220-6654
E-mail address: jbates@co.whatcom.wa.us
NO CASES OF SWINE FLU IN WHATCOM COUNTY

BELLINGHAM, WA? There are no confirmed cases of swine flu in Whatcom County. The Health Department has been investigating several cases where people have traveled to areas with known cases of swine flu. The majority have been determined not to be swine flu cases. Only one sample was sent to the state lab for further testing Results of that sample are pending.
The Health Department urges Whatcom residents to prevent the spread of flu by following these simple but very effective steps:
 Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Dispose of the used tissue in the trash.
 Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, or use hand sanitizer.
 Avoid contact with sick people.
 Stay home if you are sick, and limit your contact with other people.

Swine influenza information and daily local updates on the number of cases can be found at: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/health/news/swineflu.jsp
Local partners continue to monitor the emergence of swine influenza. Whatcom County, Whatcom County Public Health, the City of Bellingham, St. Joseph Hospital, WWU, representatives of the medical community, and Bellingham and Whatcom schools remain on the alert and are meeting daily.
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Re: Washington state: 6 suspected cases

http://emergency.wwu.edu/go/page/1539/29796/

DATE: April 30, 2009 13:29:07 PST
Campus Health Advisory: Swine Flu Update

This week the WWU Student Health Center has seen at least a 50-percent increase in patient calls and visits due to concerns about swine flu. We have done rapid flu testing on dozens of students with acute respiratory symptoms, with no student having a positive test. No student has met the Centers for Disease Control criteria as a “suspected” or “probable” case of swine flu based on a combination of symptoms and travel or swine flu exposure. One student has been hospitalized for observation and treatment of an acute influenza-like illness, and more specific tests are pending.
As of Wednesday evening, there have been no confirmed cases of swine flu in Whatcom County, although a number of patients have been tested and are awaiting results.

While WWU’s Student Health Center has not confirmed any swine flu diagnoses, it is clear the rising numbers of suspected cases in the state of Washington are causing a great deal of concern among our entire campus community. The University's first priority is the health and well-being of our students and employees. Therefore, be assured that we are working closely with the local health care officials in following our previously written procedures for pandemic influenza management to safeguard student, staff and faculty health.

Western instructors are asked to waive the requirement for documentation of illness if a student is absent from class as our clinic is seeing too much volume to provide written excuses, and students with milder symptoms should not feel they must come to the clinic simply to obtain the written excuse.

 

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http://www.kirotv.com/news/19336407/detail.html

7 New Probable H1N1 Cases In King County
Posted: 2:48 pm PDT April 30, 2009

SEATTLE -- King County officials report seven additional suspected cases of H1N1 flu in the county.

Two of the cases are children who are related to the mother who is suspected of having swine flu.

Four other children ages 8 to 12 are believed to have the flu, and one woman in her 20s has a probable case.

 

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Apr 30, 6:49 PM EDT

13 swine flu cases now suspected in Wash state

By PHUONG LE
Associated Press Writer


SEATTLE (AP)

Officials at The Everett Clinic, where the infected pediatrician worked, were contacting the families of her 22 young patients so they could be tested and treated if necessary.


Tu said the 37-year-old doctor from Seattle came to work Monday at the clinic's Mill Creek branch, about midway between Seattle and Everett, with symptoms she thought were due to seasonal allergies. Toward the end of the day, she fell ill, went to a local emergency room and later tested positive what is presumed to be swine flu, Tu said.


Yolanda Larios, 28, brought her two kids to the Mill Creek clinic to be tested Thursday after clinic officials confirmed the doctor had treated her 7-month-old son the previous Thursday.

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http://www.krem.com/news/local/stories/krem2-042909-spokaneswineflu.42609a2.html#

Probable swine flu in Spokane

01:45 PM PDT on Thursday, April 30, 2009

By KREM.com

The people infected in King County have been identified as an 11-year-old girl from Seattle, a 27-year-old man who has not traveled abroad, and a 33-year-old woman. Two possible cases in Snohomish County are also being tested: one 6-year-old male and a 34-year-old female.

The Spokane Regional Health District has activated their pandemic influenza plan. They have been working with area medical systems and crucial infrastructure to help get ready for this type of situation.

The confirmed case count is: California (14), Kansas (2), New York (51), Ohio (1) and Texas (16), Arizona (1), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (2), Nevada (1), in addition, 5 hospitalizations from H1N1 swine flu have been reported.

 

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http://www.kirotv.com/news/19337947/detail.html

Snohomish County Opening Swine Flu Call Center Friday
Posted: 5:55 pm PDT April 30, 2009

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. -- Snohomish County is opening a community call center for residents to ask their questions regarding the H1N1/swine influenza on Friday.

Staff from the county's Department of Emergency Management will triple the Health District's current capacity to respond to calls by activating a call center Friday, May 1. The call center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and can be reached at 425-388-5060.

Snohomish County residents are two of the state's probable cases of H1N1. "Probable" means that the laboratory results at state level are not yet confirmed by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently the CDC is the only public health lab in the country that can positively identify this virus.

 

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May 1, 2009
Wash state lists 10 probable swine flu cases
By PHUONG LE
Associated Press Writer


Pierce County Health Department Director Dr. Anthony Chen said the three teens were taken Thursday night to Madigan Army Medical Center. One was released, but the other two were in the intensive care unit in serious but stable condition, he said.
Chen said health officials don't know whether it's the swine flu that first broke out in Mexico or another, more common variety. But because of the severity of the illnesses, it was decided to close the school, pending test results.


On the Net:

Washington State Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov/swineflu