{"id":84411,"date":"2009-12-10T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/?p=3453"},"modified":"2009-12-10T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T13:00:01","slug":"h1n1-swine-flu-weekly-update-dec-1-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/84411","title":{"rendered":"H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Dec. 1- 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3454\" title=\"fluDec9\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/fluDec9-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"fluDec9\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" \/>Here are this week\u2019s H1N1 updates from the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/www.healthmap.org');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthmap.org\/en\">HealthMap<\/a> team of the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/chip.org');\" href=\"http:\/\/chip.org\/\">Children\u2019s Hospital Informatics Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;\">The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that &#8220;Disease activity has peaked and is <a id=\"hsud\" title=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/health\/1795344\/who_reports_decline_in_global_swine_flu_pandemic\/index.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/health\/1795344\/who_reports_decline_in_global_swine_flu_pandemic\/index.html\" >declining<\/a> in North America and has either recently peaked or is currently peaking in much of western and northern Europe.&#8221; In other good news, WHO also reports no signs of widespread <a id=\"oqcx\" title=\"http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/news\/world\/swine-flu-beginning-to-wane-says-who\/story-e6frev00-1225806819412\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/news\/world\/swine-flu-beginning-to-wane-says-who\/story-e6frev00-1225806819412\" >resistance<\/a> to Tamiflu.<span id=\"more-3453\"><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;\">Nevertheless, the WHO has clearly stated it is <a id=\"lcn1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20091204\/Too-early-to-declare-end-of-H1N1-pandemic-WHO-says.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20091204\/Too-early-to-declare-end-of-H1N1-pandemic-WHO-says.aspx\" >too soon<\/a> to call the pandemic over.  The global death toll from H1N1 rose to <a id=\"q3lu\" title=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/life\/2009\/1204\/290682.html\" href=\"http:\/\/english.sina.com\/life\/2009\/1204\/290682.html\" >8,768<\/a> as <a id=\"wwlz\" title=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/ottawa\/live\/article\/391056--cyprus-records-first-swine-flu-death-victim-a-5-month-old-girl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/ottawa\/live\/article\/391056--cyprus-records-first-swine-flu-death-victim-a-5-month-old-girl\" >Cyprus<\/a>, <a id=\"mj7h\" title=\"http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/297625,albania-reports-its-first-swine-flu-death.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/297625,albania-reports-its-first-swine-flu-death.html\" >Albania<\/a>, and the <a id=\"b:ge\" title=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/hasen\/spages\/1133133.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/hasen\/spages\/1133133.html\" >Gaza Strip<\/a> recorded their 1st H1N1 deaths.  The <a id=\"awut\" title=\"http:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/news\/archives\/2009\/12\/first_death_of_man_with_mutant.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchnews.nl\/news\/archives\/2009\/12\/first_death_of_man_with_mutant.php\" >Netherlands<\/a> saw their first Tamiflu-resistant death.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;\">In the United States, only half of all states reported <a id=\"hhbp\" title=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/living\/health\/healthAP\/story\/1365754.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/living\/health\/healthAP\/story\/1365754.html\" >widespread flu<\/a> activity, down from 43 states only two weeks ago.  <a id=\"rvhi\" title=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/health\/8393651.stm\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/health\/8393651.stm\" >England<\/a> reported new cases were half of the previous week&#8217;s number.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;\">* Please note that <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;\">this post will conclude our weekly H1N1 blogs. While the pandemic is far from over, reports of first cases and deaths are less common as H1N1 has spread throughout much of the globe. Numerous H1N1 vaccines have been developed in countries all over the world, and the vaccine shortages seen earlier this year have abated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">H<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">ealthMap continues to track H1N1 and all other infectious diseases at <a id=\"h:qo\" title=\"http:\/\/www.healthmap.org\/en\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthmap.org\/en\" >http:\/\/www.healthmap.org<\/a>.  For the latest disease alerts, you can also follow us on twitter.  We hope the H1N1 blogs have been informative and helpful. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information from Children\u2019s Hospital Boston on the seasonal and H1N1 flus, visit our <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/www.childrenshospital.org');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenshospital.org\/patientsfamilies\/Site1393\/mainpageS1393P385.html\">Flu Information Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/h1n1-swine-flu-weekly-update-oct-21-%e2%80%93-27\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Oct. 21 \u2013 27'>H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Oct. 21 \u2013 27<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/h1n1-swine-flu-weekly-update-sept-30-to-oct-6\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Sept. 30 to Oct. 6'>H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Sept. 30 to Oct. 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/h1n1-swine-flu-weekly-update-oct-28-%e2%80%93-nov-3\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Oct. 28 \u2013 Nov. 3'>H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Oct. 28 \u2013 Nov. 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~4\/k1a3Mqq5T4c\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are this week\u2019s H1N1 updates from the HealthMap team of the Children\u2019s Hospital Informatics Program. 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