The CDC has released another series of H1N1 sequences at GISAID.  Included was A/North Carolina/53/2009 which has D225G. Details on this patient were not provided, but the sample was collected in mid-October when there was …

With regard to the incidence of seasonal flu and SARS, the incidence rate in the region has reached the epidemic threshold (53.2%), noted in the SES. And the most disease-prone age group – children of …

Mill Hill has released a new series of Ukraine sequences at GISAID.  The 12 Dnipropetrovsk HA sequences were from virus isolated from mammalian (MDCK) cells, while the 6 Cherkasy HA sequences were from virus grown …

3,905,542 Influenza/ARI
225,925 Hospitalized
827 Dead

The above update is from the Ukraine Ministry of Health.  The 24h increases included 22 more deaths and over100,000 new cases.  Much of the activity is in the eastern half of the …

3,802,945 Influenza/ARI
222,205 Hospitalized
805 Dead

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3,789,200 Influenza / ARI
217,056 Hospitalized
759 Dead

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3,753,896 Influenza/ARI
212,349 Hospitalized
727 Dead

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3,722,314 Influenza/ARI
210,136 Hospital
698 Dead

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3,026,007 Influenza/ARI
171,076 Hospitalized
539 Deaths

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The drug-resistant H1N1 virus mutation, identified as H274Y or H275Y is becoming more widespread, as reported by the CDC Week 48 H1N1 activity update. Identification of new cases of this Tamiflu-resistant swine flu strain has been increasing in recent weeks. At the same …