California - San Diego area

[tetano]

Health Officials Report Record Number Of San Diegans Died During Last Flu Season

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An all-time high of 65 people died during the last "flu season'' in San Diego County, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday.

The death toll topped the 58 who perished during the H1N1 pandemic three years ago.

Most of the deaths ? which occurred between July 1, 2012, and June 30 of this year ? involved elderly victims, and nearly all of them had underlying medical conditions, according to the HHSA.

The agency blamed a severe strain of the illness ? H3N2 ? which took even healthy people a couple of weeks to shake.

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http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/sep/25/sd-flu-deaths/

[sharon sanders]

Re: California 2012-13 Season: Weeks 46-36 (One Pediatric Death Reported; Total 14)

From: FluTrackers <flutrackers@earthlink.net>
To: InfluenzaSurveillance@cdph.ca.gov
Subject: California Influenza and Other Respiratory Disease Surveillance Weekly Report
Date: Oct 16, 2013 6:58 AM
Hi from FluTrackers!

When will your California Influenza and Other Respiratory Disease Surveillance Bi-Monthly Report restart for the 2013-14 flu season?

It appears that the last report linked on your webpage covers the period May 5-18, 2013. Is this correct? http://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/di...d%20051813.pdf


Thank you for your reply.


sincerely,

Sharon Sanders
Editor-in-Chief
FluTrackers.com

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/

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State site link: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/dcdc...ceProject.aspx

[sharon sanders]

Re: California 2012-13 Season: Weeks 46-36 (One Pediatric Death Reported; Total 14)

From: Influenza Surveillance <InfluenzaSurveillance@cdph.ca.gov
To: FluTrackers <flutrackers@earthlink.net>, Influenza Surveillance <InfluenzaSurveillance@cdph.ca.gov>
Subject: RE: California Influenza and Other Respiratory Disease Surveillance Weekly Report
Date: Oct 16, 2013 2:25 PM
Hi Sandra,

That is correct. The first report for the 2013-14 season will likely be posted on the web by October 28th at the latest, covering Weeks 40-42.

Thank you,

[tetano]

San Diego: H1n1 causing severe flu cases locally

January 5, 2014 (San Diego) -- Flu activity is increasing across the nation and San Diego is no exception.

While flu activity in San Diego has not reached the high levels being seen in some parts of the country, more cases are being reported here compared to the same time last year.

To date, 357 lab-confirmed influenza cases have been reported in San Diego. This is over 1.5 times higher than the 216 cases reported at the same time last year. The number of lab-confirmed cases reported this past week is 154, double the number reported this same week last year. The flu reports this year are still within the expected range.

http://eastcountymagazine.org/taxonomy/term/23302

[tetano]

First flu-related death in San Diego County reported

SAN DIEGO - A 51-year-old local man died last week from complications due to influenza, becoming San Diego County's first flu-related death this season, county health officials announced Wednesday.

According to county Health and Human Services Agency officials, the unidentified man passed away on Jan. 2. He had tested positive for Influenza A and had undisclosed existing medical conditions.

http://www.10news.com/news/first-flu-related-death-in-san-diego-county-reported-010814

[Shiloh]

CA: San Diego County Reports First Death of Flu Season

Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loca...239349451.html


San Diego County Reports First Death of Flu Season
San Diego County is seeing an increase of flu cases this flu season, according to health officials
By Christina London
| Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014 | Updated 5:21 PM PST

A 51-year-old San Diego man has died from complications with the flu, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA.) It?s the first flu-related death in the county this flu season.

According to HHSA, the man died Jan 2. He had Influenza A on top of existing medical conditions...

[JimO]

Re: California - San Diego area

6 new flu-related deaths reported in San Diego County
Flu season deaths now up to 7 in county

SAN DIEGO - Six people died of influenza-related causes in the San Diego region last week, bringing the total for "flu season" to seven, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.

Each of the victims tested positive for the Pandemic H1N1 strain of influenza and only one of them is known to have had a recent flu shot. They ranged in age from 35 to 80 years old, and all had underlying medical conditions, the HHSA reported.

...more

http://www.10news.com/lifestyle/health/6-new-flu-related-deaths-reported-in-san-diego-county-011514

[NS1]

Re: California - San Diego area

pH1N1
Data Sparsity
Egg Passage
Winter 2013

2014-01-18-21:30
At the WeekEnd, Atlanta

A December Void

During the minimal pH1N1 case count in the Northern Hemisphere's 2012 season and post-season, the US CDC demonstrated the experimental importance of Egg Passage strategies. Variant polymorphisms known to drive deep lung involvement in humans were surfaced repeatedly from quasi-species. That egg-based experimentation was considered valuable and was pursued throughout much of 2013, but evidently not to quantify the actual circulating pH1N1 viral population . . . because the production came to a full halt at the moment that the US flu season's high fatality rates became public due to an unexpected re-emergence of pH1N1 . . .

Read the Open-Access, Full-Text
Synoptic

[Shiloh]

Re: California - San Diego area

Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/...week-3-deaths/

County reports five more flu deaths
Says caseload, ER visits, on the decline
By Paul Sisson2:05 p.m.Jan. 23, 2014

The county reported five more flu-related deaths Wednesday even as the number of confirmed influenza cases, and related emergency room activity, dropped...

[tetano]

Re: California - San Diego area

County flu cases drop, but deaths rise

Flu-related deaths continue to mount in San Diego County, as the virus burdens local emergency rooms and intensive care units and public health officials call for the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves and get a shot.

So far this season there have been 12 flu-related deaths, the San Diego County Health Department reported Thursday. That number, an increase of five from the previous week, is almost as high as this time last season, which ended with a record 65 deaths.

Some local hospitals said this week that the elevated numbers of cases have pushed them to enact visitation restrictions to tamp down the spread of the virus.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/23/flu-week-3-deaths/

[tetano]

Re: California - San Diego area

8 more people die of flu-related causes in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Eight more people died of influenza-related causes last week in San Diego County, bringing the local "flu season" toll to 20, the county Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday.

The victims have ranged in age from 32 to 91 years and all had underlying medical conditions or were elderly, according to the HHSA.

Last year, 65 flu-related deaths were reported by the county. At this point in 2013, 19 had died.

The HHSA reported that 609 cases of influenza were reported last week, bringing the season total to 2,620.

http://www.sandiego6.com/story/8-more-people-die-of-flu-related-causes-in-san-diego-county-20140129

[tetano]

Re: California - San Diego area

City Councilman Mark Kersey Loses Brother to H1N1




San Diego City Councilman Mark Kersey has lost his 37-year-old brother to the H1N1 influenza strain, according to his Twitter page.

Bradley Nolan Kersey died Monday in a Pennsylvania hospital. He was living in Avella, Penn., with his wife and four children. His obituary in the Observer-Reporter said he was a mechanic who always put his family first.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/City-Councilman-Loses-Brother-to-H1N1-243000681.html

[JimO]

Re: California - San Diego area

San Diego reports 9 deaths in Week 5 and 29 total for the season.

http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/hhsa/programs/phs/documents/InfluenzaWatch.pdf

[tetano]

Re: California - San Diego area

27-year-old woman dies along with eight others from the flu in San Diego


A 27-year-old woman is one of nine people in San Diego County whose deaths are being attributed to complications of the flu this week, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) said Wednesday.

According to the HHSA, the woman is the youngest flu victim to die in San Diego County this season.

She also had underlying medical issues, health officials confirmed. HHSA officials said the woman tested positive for Pandemic H1N1, the strain of influenza currently causing problems in the county.

http://theunhivedmind.com/wordpress3/2014/02/08/27-year-old-woman-dies-along-with-eight-others-from-the-flu-in-san-diego/

[Shiloh]

Re: California - San Diego area

Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTS...&pid=169604232

Obituary | Condolences

Petricca, Lisa EL CAJON -- Lisa Petricca of El Cajon passed away on February 3, 2014 at the age of 48, after a three-week battle with the flu...