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Officials with Delaware's Division of Public Health (DPH) say a 56-year old Kent County woman became Delaware's sixth H1N1-related death Jan. 2.

http://www.wgmd.com/?p=924

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Mar 9, 2010

7th death in DE from H1N1 influenza

While there have been no new reports of anyone ill with H1N1 influenza in recent weeks, a 7th Delawarean has died from the illness. State Public Health officials say a 47 year old Kent County man died Sunday from an H1N1-related illness. He was hospitalized on February 8th and tested positive for H1N1 nine days later – he did have several underlying health conditions
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http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... +of+season

State reports first flu case of season

The first lab-confirmed flu case of the season in Delaware was reported today by the state’s Division of Public Health.

An infant from Sussex County was confirmed with type A/H3 influenza on Friday by the public health division’s Public Health Laboratory. The infant is recovering from the flu at home.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... son+in+Del.

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http://www.necn.com/02/04/11/Flu-widesp ... 61478b79bc

Flu widespread in Del.
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware public health official say influenza cases in the state have grown from sporadic to widespread.

Officials said Friday that the updated incident status reflects the confirmation of 14 new cases in a single, unnamed institution during the last week of January.

As of Wednesday, officials had confirmed 338 cases of seasonal influenza in Delaware, almost half of them in Kent County.

People aged 5 to 24 accounted for 40 percent of the total cases.

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=32485

Elderly New Castle man is DE's 1st flu death

A 78-year-old New Castle man is the first Delawarean to die from the flu this year.

State Division of Public Health director Dr. Karyl Rattay says the man, who had underlying health problems, had been hospitalized.

CDC figures show 86 people across the U.S. died from the flu between October 3rd and February 5th.

Third fatality from flu reported (first one was reported on Feb 14th, and now this is the third one, reported Mar 1)



http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... |text|Home


Delaware’s Division of Public Health is reporting that a third person in Delaware has died from the flu in the 2010-2011 season.

A 61-year-old Sussex County man died Monday from complications related to the flu, officials said. Like the other two victims, the man had underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized.

A 45-year-old Sussex County woman died Thursday from the flu, the second death locally during this flu season.

The public health division upgraded the severity of the flu to “widespread” from “sporadic” in early February after confirming 14 cases at one institution. So far this season, there have been 730 confirmed cases. The flu season typically runs from October until March.

The public health division urged those who have not received their flu shots to get vaccinated. People with chronic underlying health conditions – such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease – are more at risk for serious complications.

Flu kills 4th Delawarean

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=33105

A 91-year-old New Castle County woman is the fourth Delawarean to die from the flu this season.

The state Division of Public Health says the woman, who had been hospitalized, had underlying health issues.

People most at risk for getting the flu include those with chronic health problems like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and those with weakened immune systems.

Two novel flu strains found

No cases have emerged in Del.


1:05 AM, Dec. 23, 2011

Written by

KELLY APRIL TYRRELL

The News Journal

Along with shorter days, holiday parties and eggnog, this time of year also brings the flu. And the Delaware Division of Public Health Thursday reported two novel influenza strains have emerged this year.

Viruses are named for the particular proteins present on their outer coats, and the new strains are known as H3N2 and H1N2. Both are influenza A swine viruses, normally found in pigs but occasionally passed to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports H3N2 has been found in 11 people in five states, including West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maine and Iowa. A single case of H1N2 also has been reported, in Minnesota.

Like all states, Delaware monitors influenza by working with local health care providers who collect oral and nasal specimens from patients with flu-like symptoms, including fever and body aches. Only two cases of the typical seasonal virus, known as A/H3, have been reported in Delaware this season. The second was reported Thursday. H3N2 and H1N2 have not been found here, and so far, no cases of human-to-human transmission in any state have been confirmed.

"We want people to be aware that there are some novel strains circulating, and we want them to know we are taking this seriously," said Dr. Karyl Rattay, director of the Delaware Division of Public Health. "But at this point, it doesn't appear to be anything to be alarmed by."

People who receive the flu vaccine likely are not protected from these novel strains, since they were not in circulation in the spring, when this year's vaccines were made. Rattay said H3N2 and H1N2 are genetically different from the strains targeted in the vaccine, which includes 2009 H1N1, A/H3 and influenza B.

However, both strains can be treated with current antiviral medications. Megan Williams, a nurse practitioner and director of Beebe Medical Center's new population health program, urges people to seek treatment within 48 hours of developing flu-like symptoms, before the virus has had a chance to replicate in the body. She and Rattay also recommend people get vaccinated against seasonal flu.

"Flu season peaks in Delaware at the end of January through February, so there is still time to get vaccinated," Williams said.

Contact Kelly April Tyrrell at 324-2547 or ktyrrell@delawareonline.com.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... 1005/RSS04

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Delaware's Division of Public Health is seeing an uptick of swine flu cases -- elsewhere in the U.S.
They're particularly concerned about two new sub-strains of swine flu that have been spotted in five states and could emerge in Delaware.

Three cases of the new strain of swine flu have been detected in Pennsylvania.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports no deaths from the new sub-strain of swine flu, but they caution the flu shot may not prevent it.

So far, Delaware's only flu case this year was a typical strain, found in an 11-year-old Wilmington boy.

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=39708

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