Severe H1N1 Swine Flu Up in South

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Published March 29, 2010 at 5:17 p.m.

H1N1 swine flu hospitalizations in Georgia have returned to October levels, triggering a nationwide CDC warning that too many at-risk people have not been vaccinated ...

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UPDATE: 2009 H1N1 Virus Images

Published March 29, 2010 at 9:59 a.m.

3D graphical representations of the biology and structure of a generic influenza virus ...

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UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending March 20, 2010

Published March 26, 2010 at 11:15 a.m.

During week 11 (March 14-20, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 139 (4.6%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza ...

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UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to March 20, 2010

Published March 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

While flu activity remains relatively low nationally, the Southeast is experiencing increases in activity, according to the March 14-20, 2010 FluView. Most flu continues to be 2009 H1N1. Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for weeks ...

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Milwaukee health experts remind public to get H1N1 vaccine

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Published March 25, 2010 at 4:34 p.m.
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There hasn't been much talk about swine flu lately, but don't take it to mean the virus is gone. New cases continue to trickle in statewide, and health professionals aren't ruling out a potential third wave ...

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MMWR: 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Pregnant Women Requiring Intensive Care --- New York City, 2009

Published March 25, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)March 26, 2010 / 59(11);321-326 ...

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Joy As Mother And Baby Beat Swine Flu

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Published March 25, 2010 at 6:09 a.m.

Doctors had to put Valerie Leah into a coma and deliver her son Oliver three months early in order to save her life ... Mrs Leah and her son, who weighed just 2lb 10oz when he was born, then spent month ...

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine with Long-Dated Expiration Q & A

Published March 24, 2010 at 3:24 p.m.

The purpose of this document is to address questions raised by the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine with long expiration dates (i.e. 2011) ...

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NEW: Changes to the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine and Supply Distribution Effective April 1, 2010

Published March 23, 2010 at 3:53 p.m.

Audience: State and local H1N1 vaccine planners.Purpose: To describe the key changes that will be effective April 1, 2010 to the distribution of 2009 H1N1 vaccine and supplies ...

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Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing

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Published March 19, 2010 at 6:50 p.m.
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The CDC says a third wave of the H1N1 pandemic is less likely in the U.S. Attention now turns to the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is just beginning ... The likelihood of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be declining as all indicators of swine flu activity remain low throughout the bulk of the country, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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