Monday, January 4, 2010

Cold increases cases of A H1N1 USA

Doris Gomora
El Universal
Monday, 04 enero of 2010
politica@eluniversal.com.mx

Epidemiological Control Center (CEC) reported a significant increase in influenza cases AH1N1 United States in the last week, as a result of snowfall affecting U.S. and reported that the number of related deaths has also increased.

The first report of 2010 the CDC, based in Atlanta, said that pandemic influenza has increased nationwide, representing the first increase in this indicator after eight consecutive weeks in which they had been cutting case reports of influenza.

In addition the CDC showed that the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and pandemic influenza rose from 122 cities in the United States in the last week.

He also reported that in pediatric groups, four deaths were reported last week, bringing the total 289 deaths, in this sector, since April 2009 product of AH1N1 virus in the United States.

Additionally, he mentioned that there was an increase in the percentage of doctor visits as part of routine medical checkups of the season, in which cases were detected AH1N1 throughout the U.S..

The CDC noted that until this moment the majority of influenza is identified in U.S. AH1N1 type, and the virus remains similar to that found at the beginning of the pandemic, which developed the vaccine was applied to knock it out.
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