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Since inception, NC4 has provided members with special coverage of pandemic outbreaks including daily alerting and comprehensive briefs. NC4 has been monitoring Swine Influenza since April 2009, providing situational awareness with daily alerting through the
ESA service and with the H1N1 Readiness Report which is distributed three times a week.
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Weekly Brief Summary of Outbreaks
February 2, 2010
The U.S. Federal Government has posted nine flu essentials one-pagers on their flu website at http://www.flu.gov/news/blogs/getstheflu.html, including:
- People with Asthma
- People with Diabetes or Who Have a Weakened Immune System
- Doctors and Other Health Care Providers
- Emergency Warning Signs
- Symptoms & Basic Steps
- Parents and Caregivers of Young Children
- Pregnant Women
- Who’s at High Risk for Complications?
- 10 Ways You Can Stay Healthy at Work
World Health Organization Report
| World Health Organization Regions |
Cumulative Totals |
| |
Deaths |
| Africa (AFRO) |
|
133 |
| Americas (AMRO) |
|
At least 7,166 |
| Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) |
|
1,002 |
| Europe (EURO) |
|
Over 3,429 |
| South-East Asia (SEARO) |
|
1,426 |
| Western Pacific (WPRO) |
|
1,555 |
| Grand Total |
|
At least 14,711 |
Updates
- Sir Liam Donaldson, England’s Chief Medical Officer released a statement on the current pandemic influenza situation in the nation. According to his statement, deaths from pandemic H1N1 (2009) influenza amongst younger adults have been more than 30 times higher than deaths amongst the same age group in the 2009 ‘flu season’. Rates of hospitalization have been particularly high amongst children under the age of five. Some people have been so seriously ill that they have required ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation). He also urged individuals aged over six months and in the seasonal at-risk groups, pregnant women, those who live with immunocompromised individuals, and children between six months and five years of age to be vaccinated against the novel virus.
- Adults should seek medical attention if experiencing any of the following:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- In children, danger signs include:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- Fever with a rash
Additional Resources
NC4 has created a Special Event entitled “Swine Flu.” Separate advisories and incidents will be created for each state/country where cases can be confirmed and any associated secondary impact is felt. ESA members can view all related incidents by logging into the production system.
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