NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2010 – With an estimated 75 per cent of new infectious diseases in humans coming from animals and two new animal-to-human diseases expected to emerge each year, a United Nations-backed health conference in Viet Nam today wrapped up with an agreement to keep a close eye on[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of April 16, 2010) Allocated 4,105,200 Ordered 3,588,600 Shipped 3,584,320 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of April 4-10, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators declined slightly from the previous week. Overall, influenza activity[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2010.  The American Nurses Association (ANA) Dept. of Nursing Practice and Policy shares the following data and analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): According to a survey of almost 1,500 health care workers with direct patient contact, by mid January 2010, 64.3%[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2010. Confirmed H1N1 2009 Hospitalizations and Deaths(As of April 2, 2010, 10 a.m.)Updated on Fridays New* Cumulative Hospitalizations 3 3014 Deaths** 2 107 * Newly reported cases for this week; reporting may be delayed. Most cases reported this week do not have recent onset. See Figure 3[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2010.  Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of March 28-April 3, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators declined slightly from the previous week. Overall, influenza[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2010.  The American Nurses Association (ANA) Dept. of Nursing Practice and Policy presents the following information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC is reporting an uptick in of hospitalizations for severe H1N1 influenza illness among adults, as well as an overall increase in[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of March 26, 2010) Allocated 4,201,100 Ordered 3,587,500 Shipped 3,583,320 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2010.  Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of March 21-27, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week;[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2010.  During the H1N1 pandemic almost half of the reported H1N1cases in hospital health care workers occurred in emergency medicine, pediatrics, ambulatory care and anesthesiology, with emergency medicine workers having the highest infection rate. This is according to new findings published today in the American Medical Association’s (AMA)[Read More…]