U.S. Flu Activity Report – Week Ending November 28, 2009 (Week 47)

Jurisdictions can now report to CDC counts of hospitalizations and deaths resulting from all types or subtypes of influenza, not just those from 2009 H1N1 influenza v irus….009 H1N1-related hospitalizations and deaths that began in April 2009….All subtyped influenza A viruses reported to CDC this week were 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viruses. … The Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity (AHDRA) system was implemented on August 30, 2009, and replaces the weekly report of laboratory confirmed 2…

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U.S. Flu Activity Report – Week Ending December 5, 2009 (Week 48)

Jurisdictions can now report to CDC counts of hospitalizations and deaths resulting from all types or subtypes of influenza, not just those from 2009 H1N1 influenza v irus….This new system was implemented on August 30, 2009, and replaces the weekly report of laboratory confirmed 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations and deaths that began i n April 2009….

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The Politcally Expedient Flu

Jurisdictions can now report to CDC either laboratory confirmed or pneumonia and influenza syndromic-based counts of hospitalizations and deaths resulting from all t … ypes or subtypes of influenza, not just those from 2009 H1N1 influenza virus….“This new system was implemented on August 30, 2009, and replaces the weekly report of laboratory confirmed 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations and deaths that b egan in April 2009….

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The Politcally Expedient Flu

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