The phrase
"influenza cases" refers to the number of people who have been diagnosed with the flu, which is a contagious respiratory illness. It means the number of individuals who are suffering from, or have been affected by, the flu virus.
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The size of the dots is relative to city size, and the colours relate to the number
of influenza cases, with green the lowest and purple the highest.
Similar mutations have been seen in
other influenza cases in pregnant women, but not in studies large enough to confirm that they are more frequent than other variants.
The number of
confirmed influenza cases continued to rise over the past week in New York to 11,683, with more than 2,000 people hospitalized, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Thursday said.
«The state of Florida now has 100 confirmed H3N2 canine
influenza cases representing dogs from 12 Florida counties,» said infectious disease specialist Cynda Crawford, D.V.M. -LRB-» 89), Ph.D. -LRB-» 84), who co-discovered the original canine influenza virus, known as H3N8, in 2004.
State officials said there have been 7,779 confirmed
influenza cases reported to the state, with 1,759 New York residents having been hospitalized, the highest weekly numbers since reporting began in 2004.
Immediate challenges ahead for Redfield will include navigating this season's spike
in influenza cases, and any related work on flu vaccine research — for which he may be relatively well suited because of his credentials as a virologist and immunologist.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP & WXXI News) State health officials say laboratory - confirmed
influenza cases topped 11,000 over the past week, with another 2,200 - plus New Yorkers requiring hospitalization because of the flu.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is continuing his plea for New Yorkers to get the flu vaccine after the state health department recorded 11,683
new influenza cases and 2,221 hospitalizations in the week that ended on Jan. 27, both of which are now the highest recorded numbers in those categories since reporting began in 2004.
The Department of Health reported
influenza cases rose by 54 % over the past week, with new cases diagnosed in all 62 counties, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a press release.
A key feature is an ontology that classifies unexplained illnesses that present flulike symptoms (fevers, coughs and sore throats) as
potential influenza cases and automatically reports them to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This allows the company to treat far more patients — the company says it often treats more than 1,000 patients suffering from the flu each day and reported that
influenza cases represented nearly one in five visits in January, compared to the 1 in 15 in - person visits reported for the US by Modern Healthcare.
«Flu season is in full - swing, and as the number
of influenza cases and hospitalizations continue to rise at alarming levels, we must take every action to protect ourselves and our loved ones,» Cuomo said on Thursday.
For the third consecutive week since being categorized as geographically widespread, the number of laboratory - confirmed
influenza cases has decreased across New York State.
«Flu season is in full - swing, and as the number of
influenza cases and hospitalizations continue to rise at alarming levels, we must take every action to protect ourselves and our loved ones,» Cuomo said.
County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein announced Tuesday afternoon that new data confirms
influenza cases have more than doubled in one week.
Over the past week in New York State, 7,779 laboratory - confirmed
influenza cases were reported to the state and 1,759 New Yorkers have been hospitalized with confirmed influenza, the highest weekly numbers in both categories since reporting began in 2004 and surpassing last week's previous high of 1,606 hospitalizations, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that for the third consecutive week since being categorized as geographically widespread, the number of laboratory - confirmed
influenza cases has decreased across New York.
During the past week, the state had 7,779 confirmed
influenza cases and 1,759 New Yorkers were hospitalized with the flu — the highest weekly numbers in both categories since reporting began in 2004, the state reported.
We were not able to review medical records to verify
the influenza cases defined by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes.
Of the three laboratories believed to evaluate the majority of samples from suspected canine
influenza cases, Idexx had the most varied information on positive results in 2011.
Influenza A H3N8 was an influenza virus found in horses, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that
influenza cases were discovered in dogs in 2004.