Category: USA

First swine flu death in Santa Clara County

July 9, 2009 by srrpenna

A 44-year-old Santa Clara County woman died of complications of swine flu, the first death in the county from the flu strain that has swept across much of the world since first identified in April. Link to Mercury News

Resistant case of swine flu found San Francisco teenager

July 9, 2009 by srrpenna

A San Francisco teenager has been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu that is resistant to the common antiviral drug Tamiflu - an important milestone in the pandemic's evolution.

Link to SFgate

Fifth Death related to Swine flu in San Diego

July 9, 2009 by srrpenna

Authorities say a 36-year-old man has died of swine flu in San Diego County, its fifth resident to die of the disease.

Link from Mercury News

One million estimated to be infected with swine flu in USA

June 30, 2009 by srrpenna

At least 1 million Americans have now contracted the novel H1N1 influenza, according to mathematical models prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while data from the field indicates that the virus is continuing to spread even though the normal flu season is over and that an increasing proportion of victims are being hospitalized.

www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-swineflu26-2009jun26,0,7526407.story