Katie Avery, your classmate and surveillance coordinator for the New Mexico State Department of Health, spoke to me recently about her state’s challenges with the arrival of H1N1. I had told Katie that we’d just talk, and edit out anything extra, but as it turns out that was an optimistic opinion of how efficiently I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘H1N1’
In their own voices: Katie
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged H1N1, student voices on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stop that virus
Posted in Epidemiologic triangle, influenza, tagged H1N1, hemorrhagic fever, virus on June 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As you know, H1N1 dominates the news – cases are being seen in new locations, and the tallies are increasing. You have probably heard that CDC estimates 1 million Americans could now have been infected with the virus, and in all countries the age of those affected is on the young side (average age estimated [...]
Factoid Roundup
Posted in influenza, News, Respiratory, tagged cough, H1N1, Hepatitis, influenza, Pertussis, Vaccine Preventable, virus on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Influenza money While swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) and other pandemic-potentialities threaten, in some ways, they are good for the economy. Of course Novavax is sitting pretty because of H1N1 vaccine development, but the rubber-glove industry is also thriving just now. And some have done quite well for themselves in selling face-masks, particularly a Japanese entrepreneur who [...]
The H1N1 Back-story
Posted in influenza, tagged H1N1, influenza, reassortant on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today WHO reports over 8800 cases of influenza A (H1N1) occurring globally, with most of the new cases stemming from continuing transmission in Mexico and a growing epidemic in Japan. WHO also reports 74 deaths; 4 of these occurred in the US, but this is not inclusive of the death of a New York school [...]
