influenza

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, WASH. – As Ebola continues to make headlines and warm autumn weather dominates much of the Northwest, flu isn’t on most people’s radar. But it should be.

By Robert Strenge, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – With spring semester classes resuming this week amid reports of increasing influenza activity across the country, health officials at Washington State University are urging returning students to practice good health habits and get a seasonal flu vaccination.

  A (H1N1) Cases as of 8 a.m. May 7 896 confirmed cases in 41 states     General safety measures   *  Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throw the used tissue in the trash.   *  Wash your hands often with soap and hot water […]

    U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection (As of May 5, 2009, 11:00 AM ET) States # of laboratory confirmed cases Deaths Alabama 4   Arizona 17   California 49   Colorado 6   Connecticut 2   Delaware 20   Florida 5   Georgia 1   Idaho 1   Illinois 82   Indiana […]

    Swine flu (H1N1) cases have doubled in the United States since May 1, from 141 confirmed cases to 286, with one death. Although there are 35 suspected cases of swine flu in Washington state, there are still none that have been “laboratory confirmed.”    One case was confirmed today in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.   During the past several days, […]

  Washington State Department of Health announced Wednesday evening that six “probable cases of swine flu” have been identified in the state — three in King County, two in Snohomish County and one in Spokane County.   Having testing multiple flu samples since Monday, the DOH is now sending “six samples it could not positively subtype […]

PULLMAN — A vital part of the mission of WSU’s School for Global Animal Health is to conduct heightened surveillance for diseases that occur at the interface of humans and animals. As a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, Washington’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has prepared for heightened surveillance and testing during the […]

No cases of swine flu have been detected in Washington state, according to a press release by the state’s Department of Health, and the risk of exposure is currently low.   Both the Department of Health and the national Centers for Disease Control have issued several press releases on the swine flu outbreak and posted […]

Health and Wellness has diagnosed more than 50 cases of influenza throughout the week, and there are likely many more cases out there, said Dr. Bruce Wright, director of Health and Wellness Services. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses and can […]

Hundreds of undocumented chickens live in Seattle, a clucking time bomb planted right in the urban core that poses just as great a risk for deadly bird flu as any rural chicken should the severe Asian strain of avian influenza ever finds its way to this region. All bird owners need to educate themselves how […]