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TOPEKA, KS (kcur) - Outbreaks of seasonal and swine flu continue to be widespread across Kansas, even as the first shipments of vaccine arrive in the state.

The Department of Health and Environment reports that there were 30 deaths from pneumonia or influenza out of 456 deaths in the state for the week ending Oct. 10, or about 6.6 percent. That's slightly higher than the national average of 6.5 percent for the preceding week.


Overall, 75 of the 105 Kansas counties had confirmed cases of swine flu.

Officials at Fort Riley say they are expecting vaccine in the next two weeks to begin protecting its soldiers and families from the virus. Fort Riley is sandwiched between Riley and Geary counties, an area that had one of the highest initial outbreaks of flu when it emerged earlier this year.

Published October 20, 2009 08:48 am - Outbreaks of seasonal and swine flu continue to be widespread across Kansas even as the first shipments of swine flu vaccine arrive in the state, health officials said Monday.

Health officials: Flu outbreak widespread in Kansas




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Deaths have recently averaged about three per week. The state reported 92 deaths related to pneumonia or influenza — all but nine among those aged 65 and older — from Sept. 26 through Oct. 10. None of the deaths were among people under age 18, but about 53 percent of those sickened by swine flu were between ages 5 and 24.

Eight deaths in Kansas have been linked directly to the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The latest case was a 48-year-old woman from southwest Kansas who died Thursday. Health officials said she had an underlying health condition. Other details weren’t released.
http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/local_ ... 84816.html

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This may be old news. Lamar,MO There has been a lab confirmed case of H1N1 reported in Crawford County, Kansas. There have been no confirmed cases in Barton County. http://www.lamardemocrat.com/content.as ... berID=1566

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Kansas--Kansas state health officials have confirmed the 9th H1N1 flu death in the state.

The victim is identified a 62- year-old man from northeast Kansas who had underlying health conditions
http://fourstateshomepage.com/content/f ... ?cid=92381

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[When to Go to the Hospital with Flu Symptoms. Sedgwick County Health Department says hospital emergency rooms are packed with people who have flu-like symptoms.

Via Christi says their ER patient load increases weekly, easily seeing an extra thirty to sixty extra people a day.]
http://www.foxkansas.com/news/local/sto ... Y-P4g.cspx

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"The single biggest threat to man's continued dominace on the planet is the virus." Joshua Lederburg. PhD

Dad Comes Home From Iraq For Ill Child KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 8-year-old girl remains in Children's Mercy Hospital fighting the H1N1 flu.


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Doctors said Grace Silva-Rivera was deathly ill days ago, but her condition is improving. Grace's story was featured on ABC's World News on Tuesday.

"When she arrived here, she was pretty ill. She needed to be supported with mechanical ventilation, breathing tube, her blood pressure was not good," Dr. Erica Molitor-Kirsch said. Doctors said most the children in intensive care have underlying medical problems. http://www.kmbc.com/health/21387175/detail.html

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Kan. Teen Dies From H1N1 Flu At FFA Convention INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The mother of a Kansas teenager who died while attending the FFA national convention in Indianapolis said her daughter had contracted H1N1 flu. Lauren died Sunday at Riley Hospital for Children.

Shelly Merklein of Kiowa, Kan., said her 14-year-old daughter Lauren also had a preexisting heart condition http://www.kctv5.com/health/21465078/detail.html

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"The single biggest threat to man's continued dominace on the planet is the virus." Joshua Lederburg. PhD

More on the 39 year old man. The viral strain associated with the "swine flu" has claimed the life of a local man. Wyandotte County is reporting the death of a 39 year old man this week related to complications from the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza.
The patient had no underlying medical conditions and began experiencing symptoms on October 1, 2009 such as severe cough, chills and headache http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local ... vembQ.cspx

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"The single biggest threat to man's continued dominace on the planet is the virus." Joshua Lederburg. PhD