Flu Scan for May 05, 2017 stat : CIDRAP

The CDC said the H3N2v case was detected through the Department of Defense's global flu surveillance program. In seasonal flu developments, flu markers continued to decline, but the disease is still having an impact, with 10 more pediatric deaths reported and flu still widespread in a few states in the northeastern part of the country. The number of states that reported widespread flu last week was down to three: Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York. Due to a reclassification of an earlier pediatric flu death, the total for the season is now at 89, the CDC said. The patient got sick a week after contact with swine at an agricultural event, a known risk factor for H3N2v illness.




The countermeasures against 2009 H1N1 included oseltamivir (Tamiflu) treatment for confirmed and possible cases and oseltamivir prophylaxis for all other training participants. The authors said the findings provide additional support for the effectiveness of rapid containment of flu in settings such as schools and hospitals. Fourteen studies involved the live-attenuated (nasal spray) vaccine, 11 involved the flu shot, and 5 included both. Seven cases are from Hebei province in northern China, a region that had reported only a few previous illnesses. In the first 5 days of training, before the countermeasures began, the camp recorded 26 confirmed cases and 405 possible infections.


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