California: Seasonal flu 2013/2014 Other areas

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Source: http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=22720

Flu could force Ducks' Perry from lineup
Thursday, 11.14.2013 / 1:31 PM
By Lonnie Herman - NHL.com Correspondent / 2013-14 At the Rink blog

TAMPA -- The top team in the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning, meets the top team in the Western Conference, the Anaheim Ducks, on Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but most of the pregame talk centered around who won't be on the ice.

That would be Steven Stamkos and Ryan Getzlaf. And maybe Corey Perry too.

Anaheim, in the middle of a four-game road trip through the Eastern Time Zone, has been hit with the flu bug, and two of its top players have caught it. Getzlaf will miss his third consecutive game and Perry is questionable...

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California: Orange County's First Flu Death This Season Is a San Juan Capistrano Woman, 28 yrs. old

Source: http://sanjuancapistrano.patch.com/g...pistrano-woman

Orange County's First Flu Death This Season Is a San Juan Capistrano Woman

Unidentified, she was only 28 years old. Experts say this year's strain is afflicting young and middle-aged adults.
Posted by Penny Ar?valo (Editor) , January 02, 2014 at 04:51 PM

A 28-year-old San Juan Capistrano woman was confirmed today as the first person to die from an influenza-related illness this season in Orange County.

The unidentified woman, who died sometime last week, is the first flu-related death in Orange County of anyone younger than 65, according to Deanne Thompson of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Flu-related deaths of people 65 or older are not reported in the state...

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CA: First Flu Death of Season Reported in Santa ClaraCounty

Source: http://losgatos.patch.com/groups/pol...rted-in-county

First Flu Death of Season Reported in County
A 41-year-old woman who died shortly before Christmas in Santa Clara County's first flu death of the season, health officials said Friday.
Posted by Sheila Sanchez (Editor) , January 03, 2014 at 04:43 PM

?By Bay City News Service

A 41-year-old woman who died shortly before Christmas is Santa
Clara County's first flu death of the season, county health officials said
today.

The woman died on Dec. 23 due to the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, according to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department...

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Flu cases mounting in Stanislaus County

Flu cases mounting in Stanislaus County
By Sabra Stafford
Crime Desk
January 3, 2014 7:28 p.m.

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Stanislaus County has recorded a number of individuals hospitalized with the H1N1 virus and has recorded two flu-related deaths so far this season. The deaths were of a 61-year-old and a 78-year-old and in at least one case there was a confirmation of the H1N1 virus, said Trudi Prevette, a registered nurse with the county health agency.

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http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/12/article/23522/

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CA: 3 Flu-related deaths in Stanislaus Co.

Source: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/01...ials-warn.html

Stanislaus County officials warn of harder flu season after deaths
By Ken Carlson
January 6, 2014 Updated 34 minutes ago

Stanislaus County officials are alerting health care providers and the public about a seasonal flu outbreak which has proven fatal.

Dr. John Walker, the county?s public health officer, said Monday that three people in the county died in the past month after getting sick from influenza. One of them had the H1N1 strain that is the predominant type of flu that is circulating this winter; that same strain was highly suspected in a second death, Walker said.

Two of the patients who died were county residents; the other was a resident of a neighboring county who was hospitalized in Stanislaus County. The age and gender of the deceased were not immediately available...

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Re: Flu cases mounting in Stanislaus County

Deadly start to flu season prompts alert in Stanislaus County

Stanislaus County officials are alerting health care providers and the public about a seasonal flu outbreak that has proven fatal.

Dr. John Walker, the county?s public health officer, said Monday that three people in the county have died in the past month after getting sick from influenza. Tests confirmed that one of them had the H1N1 strain ? the predominant type of flu that is circulating this winter. That same strain is suspected in a second death, Walker said.

Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2014/01/06/312...#storylink=cpy

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http://www.modbee.com/2014/01/06/3121388/stanislaus-county-officials-warn.html

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H1N1 virus on the rise in Siskiyou County

Siskiyou County Public Health is reporting an increase in severe influenza cases, among both people who have identified risk factors for influenza-associated complications and others who don?t.

Read more: http://www.mtshastanews.com/article/...#ixzz2ph46BlMo

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Siskiyou County reports influenza death

Siskiyou County Public Health reported Tuesday that a 60 year old male county resident died recently from complications related to influenza A (pH1N1) disease.

Reports of influenza disease have increased in Siskiyou County in the last couple of weeks, according to a Public Health press release. ?The vast majority of reported cases have been influenza A and most of those have been due to the strain called pH1N1, the same strain that has been circulating since the 2009 pandemic.?


Read more: http://www.mtshastanews.com/article/...#ixzz2pkOkz9gn

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Woman Dies of H1N1 Flu Virus in Contra Costa County

Woman Dies of H1N1 Flu Virus in Contra Costa County

The Contra Costa County Health Department said a 48-year-old woman with underlying conditions has died of the H1N1 virus.

The death, which officials said occurred in the past seven days, is the county's first flu-related death this flu season. The woman's city of residence is being withheld by officials at this time. Health officials also report 17 cases of severe flu in Contra Costa County this season.

The Santa Clara County Health Department on Friday also reported its first flu-related death this season -- a 41-year-old woman who died of the H1N1 virus on Dec. 23, 2013. Seven other severe flu cases have been reported to date in Santa Clara County.

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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Woman-Dies-of-H1N1-Flu-Virus-in-Contra-Costa-County-239173431.html

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One H1N1 flu death, eight cases confirmed in Mendocino County

Ukiah Daily Journal

There has been one Swine flu-related death in Mendocino County, and eight patients were admitted to local hospitals with confirmed H1N1 cases, the Mendocino County Public Health Branch reported Wednesday.

A Northern Mendocino County man died Dec. 30 from "chronic conditions which were complicated" by the Swine flu, according to an update released by Public Health Wednesday. The report comes less than 24 hours after Public Health announced Tuesday afternoon that there had been no H1N1-related deaths in Mendocino County.

The Wednesday report says the H1N1 strain "appears to be the most predominant strain circulating in California and the rest of the United States this flu season."

http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/news/ci_24870981/one-swine-flu-death-eight-cases-confirmed-mendocino?source=rss

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Fresno County Inmate Hospitalized with H1N1 Virus

KMPH Fox 26 News has learned that an inmate at the Fresno County Jail is now at a hospital with the aggressive, H1N1 flu virus.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Department confirms the inmate is 61 years old, and had been in custody since September.

The inmate complained of flu-like symptoms two days ago, and was treated at the jail by medical staff.

But after his condition deteriorated, he was taken to a hospital.

http://www.kmph.com/story/24402139/breaking-news-fresno-county-inmate-hospitalized-with-h1n1-virus

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CA: Mendocino County reports one flu death

Source: http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?...est&Itemid=197

Mendocino County reports one flu death
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:32
Lake County News reports


NORTH COAST, Calif. ? A Mendocino County resident has died of the flu, according to health officials.

Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency Public Health was notified that an adult in northern Mendocino County died on Dec. 30 from chronic conditions which were complicated by the flu.

Public Health also received notification that eight patients have been admitted to local hospitals with confirmed cases of H1N1 flu...

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Re: Fresno County Inmate Hospitalized with H1N1 Virus


Fresno County Jail Inmates Quarantined by H1N1 Virus

A floor in the Fresno County Jail continues to be on lockdown after an inmate was hospitalized with the H1N1 virus.

According to the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, the inmate started to feel sick two days ago. He was treated at the jail but got worse. He is currently at Community Regional Medical Center and is in serious condition. Deputies believe the man contracted the virus while in custody.

And even though H1N1 is rare in Fresno County, health officials say more people are at risk of getting sick.

http://www2.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local/story/Fresno-County-Jail-Inmates-Quarantined-by-H1N1/cUSaGPPaYUOOif7bOvZPOQ.cspx

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One Flu-Related Death Reported in Alameda County

One Flu-Related Death Reported in Alameda County

One recent death in Alameda County has been linked to the flu, a county public health official said today (Thursday).

Statewide, four influenza-related deaths in this flu season were reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) by last Friday, Jan. 3. The state releases those numbers weekly.

The Alameda County death was confirmed by Erica Pan, M.D., director of the county Public Health Department's division of communicable disease control and prevention.

Pan said the person who died in Alameda County was under 65 years of age but did not provide additional details.

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http://piedmont.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/one-flurelated-death-reported-in-alameda-county

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CA: Second Flu Death Confirmed In Santa Clara County

Source: http://losgatos.patch.com/groups/pol...a-clara-county

Second Flu Death Confirmed In Santa Clara County

A 61-year old man died of H1N1 in Santa Clara County this week, according to public health officials.
Posted by Sheila Sanchez (Editor) , January 09, 2014 at 02:51 PM
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A 61-year old man died of H1N1 in Santa Clara County this week, according to public health officials.

The individual also had underlying medical condition...