California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area

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Re: California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area - 11 deaths

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<tr style="float: center; font-size: 60%;"><td>By Jim Steinberg</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 100%;">'The California Department of Public Health reported Friday there have been 147 confirmed flu-related deaths statewide and an additional 44 deaths are under investigation.

In the 2012-2013 flu season there were 106 deaths statewide.'

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California Department of Public Health

• s2012 Fatality Count 106
• s2013 Fatality Count 191 *

* Projection from confirmed and expected to be confirmed (147 + 44 for 191 Total Projection).

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Re: California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area - 11 deaths

Ventura County has first flu-related death


Dr. Robert Levin, Ventura County Public Health officer, announced recently that Ventura County?s first flu-related death has occurred. A resident under 65 died after having been hospitalized with complications related to the H1N1 virus. The victim had other underlying conditions which may have put him at risk for severe H1N1 illness.

? Flu, including the H1N1 strain, is on the rise throughout the state and, over the past week, influenza-related deaths have increased by 50 in California,? Levin said.

So far this season, the California Department of Public Health has confirmed 95 flu-related deaths statewide.

http://www.mpacorn.com/news/2014-02-07/Health_%28and%29_Wellness/Ventura_County_has_first_flurelated_death.html

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Re: California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area - 11 deaths

Three people died of flu in Ventura County

Three people died of the flu in Ventura County this season, a public health official said Friday.

One death was previously reported and involved a person between the ages of 40 and 65 with underlying health conditions.

The other two victims lived outside Ventura County but died here, said Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin. One was between the ages of 20 and 30 and the other was between 50 and 65...

Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/feb/...#ixzz2sgVGMeGf
- vcstar.com

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Re: California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area

South Bay mother, unborn child die of flu

A pregnant South Bay woman and her unborn baby have become the latest casualties of this year?s influenza season.

Los Angeles County public health officials confirmed Thursday that influenza A (H1N1) was associated with the death that occurred in an area hospital.

No information has been disclosed about where the woman lived, how far along she was in her pregnancy, whether she?d had a flu shot or what hospital she had been in when she died. County public health officials said it also is unknown whether there were contributing complications.

http://www.dailynews.com/health/20140220/south-bay-mother-unborn-child-die-of-flu

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Re: California - Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Los Angeles area

Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lad...&pid=169997663

Obituary
BRIAN PETER CORCORAN

Age 62, passed away far too soon on February 25, 2014 at Northridge Hospital after complications from the flu...