CARROLL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

SWINE FLU UPDATE

7 May 2009

 

NATIONAL:  Cases of laboratory confirmed SF as of 11:00 am 7 May 2009 (Source: CDC)

 

THE DAILY CDC STATE BY STATE BREAKDOWN OF CONFIRMED CASES WAS NOT AVAILABLE TODAY

(better luck tomorrow!)

 

 

MARYLAND: (Source: DHMH as of 7 May 2009).  Since the State laboratory is now able to do its own confirmatory testing, DHMH will now only report on confirmed results

 

21 Confirmed

2   Not Confirmed by CDC test*

2   Probable, pending CDC confirmatory testing**

25 total

 

 

Counties

Confirmed Youth

Confirmed Adult

Total

Confirmed

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne Arundel

 

 

3

 

1

 

4

1 Youth*

1 Adult**

 

Baltimore Co.

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

1 Adult*

 

Charles

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

Harford

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

Montgomery

 

 

2

 

2

 

4

1 Adult**

 

Prince George’s

 

 

6

 

2

 

8

 

 

TOTALS

 

 

13

 

8

 

21

 

4 (Other)

 

 

 

CARROLL COUNTY:  No cases of any type.

 

OTHER NOTES:

·       WHO’s Global Pandemic Phase remains at FIVE (SIX is highest).  Measures spread, not severity. 

·       WHO reporting about 1500 cases in 22 countries, with Canada, Spain and the U. K. having the highest counts outside the U. S.  Mexico reporting 822 confirmed cases and 29 deaths.

·       Median age for cases is 16 years with a range of 3 months to 81 years.  58% of cases in U. S. are under 18 years of age.

·       2 deaths in U. S; appears to have no epidemiological connection.  35 hospitalizations in confirmed cases and 17 hospitalizations in probable cases.  Age range for hospitalizations is 8 months to 53 years.

·       As expected, rapid escalation in cases seems due to States now doing their own confirmatory testing and the CDC laboratory getting caught up.

·       As reported yesterday, all patient samples taken by providers for State laboratory testing must be vetted through the Carroll County Health Department before being submitted to the State lab.

 

CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CARROLL COUNTY RESPONSE:

·       Nothing in addition to what already reported.  Outbreak seems to have stabilized/leveled off, which is typical of flu viruses; research indicates the viruses seem to spread more easily in cooler, less humid conditions.  As warmer weather approaches, the Swine Flu virus is expected to “go underground,” so to speak.