U.S. Laboratory Confirmed Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to February 20, 2010Posted February 26, 2010, 11:00 AM ETData reported to CDC by February 23, 2010, 12:00 AM ET | ||
Cases Defined by |
Hospitali- zations |
Deaths |
| Influenza Laboratory-Tests** | 40,618 | 1,994 |
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* Reports can be based on syndromic, admission or discharge data, or a combination of data elements that could include laboratory-confirmed and influenza-like illness hospitalizations. ** Laboratory confirmation includes any positive influenza test (rapid influenza tests, RT-PCR, DFA, IFA, or culture), whether or not typing was done. | ||
| International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection See: World Health Organization | ||
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| The image above is of the newly identified H1N1 (swine) flu virus taken in the CDC Influenza Laboratory. | ||