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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention California Department of Public Health San Diego Department of Health and Human Services
H1N1 VIRUS – Update #5 June 22, 2009
MESSAGE Since the last message to you, there has been one reported case involving a student with flu-like symptoms at Mesa College. The student has received treatment and we are waiting on the test results from the County Health Department.
TYPE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA Over one-half of the world’s 2,300 confirmed cases of Type A (H1N1) influenza currently reported have occurred in the United States. There have been eight deaths in California of which one fatality in San Diego County is related to this virus. There are now 290 confirmed H1N1 cases and 25 hospitalizations in San Diego County. The Health Department asks all organizations to remind staff and students to continue the following precautions:
If ill with flu-like symptoms, employees should contact their supervisor and students should be encouraged to contact their instructor. TYPE A (H1N1) VIRUS PREVALENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza Type A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway. For more information regarding pandemic phases please visit http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/GIPA3AideMemoire.pdf. For a detailed and easy to understand explanation of the relationship of the prevalence of the Type A (H1N1) virus in conjunction with other flu viruses in circulation within the United States please visit http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TYPE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA VIRUS Call San Diego 2-1-1 U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Type a (H1N1) Flu Information - |
