UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending February 27, 2010

Published March 5, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

During week 8 (February 21-27, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 263 (6.4%) 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 February 27, 2010

Published March 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

FluView reports that for the week of February 21 - February 27, 2010, flu activity in the United States was relatively low, with most flu continuing to be caused by 2009 H1N1. Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for weeks. It's possible that the United States could experience another wave of flu activity caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal influenza ...

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NEW: CDC Estimates of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths in the United States, April 2009 - January 16, 2010

Published March 4, 2010 at 3:50 p.m.

Graphical representations of CDC's latest estimates for 2009 H1N1 cases, hospitalizations and deaths ...

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Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Additional Phase IV Questions and Answers

Published March 1, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.

Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Additional Phase IV Questions and Answers ...

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Some L.A. County areas shorted on swine flu vaccine

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Published March 1, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.

Health officials say some swine flu vaccine has been unevenly distributed in Los Angeles County, with some poorer areas receiving less ...

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

Published Feb. 26, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.

During week 7 (February 14-20, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 185 (4.4%) 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 February 20, 2010

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

FluView reports that for the week of February 14 – February 20, 2010, flu activity in the United States was relatively low, with most flu continuing to be caused by 2009 H1N1. Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for weeks. It’s possible that the United States could experience another wave of flu activity caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal influenza ...

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Questions and Answers: Underlying Health Conditions Among Adults and Children Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1

Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 6:31 p.m.

Questions and answers related to underlying health conditions among adults and children hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 in the United States from April 2009 through February 16, 2010 ...

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Colleges See Rise in H1N1 Swine Flu

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 6:20 p.m.

College campuses are seeing the first uptick in new H1N1 swine flu cases since November ...

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Has Swine Flu Peaked?

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 4:49 p.m.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it’s too early to say that the current H1N1 pandemic has peaked ...

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