H1N1 Numbers Decrease Nationwide
Hansen Sinclair – AHN Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) – Only 14 states reported geographically widespread influenza activity as opposed to 25 states just one week earlier, according to U.S. health officials. The weekly report released Friday, done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during flu season, said for the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, seven states, the District of Columbia, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam reported either local or sporadic influenza activity. The number of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness was nearly 3 percent, which is just above the national average of 2.3 percent, the report said. Six out of 10 U.S. regions reported influenza-like sickness at or above their respective baselines. Four reported below. The majority of H1N1 viruses are vulnerable to the neuraminidase inhibitor anti-viral medication oseltamivir, or Tamiflu; but rare sporadic cases of oseltamivir resistant H1N1 have been detected worldwide, the report says. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved
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