Sunday, December 23, 2012
Cook County Health Department reports finding of weekly flu surveillance.
Seasonal flu cases are increasing in Cook County, mirroring an increase nationally. Cook County Department of Public Health monitors flu activity through a weekly surveillance of reports from a sample of hospitals, private doctors’ offices and lab data of positive flu tests. For the week of Dec. 2-8, the latest figures available, there was a 3.38 percent increase. There were 78 specimens that tested positive, according to the health department’s website. Three cases of the flu where the patient required hospitalization were reported, the site stated. Additionally, three Cook County schools reported increased student absenteeism due to the flu, it stated. Related: Lake County Sees Increase in Number of Flu Cases Flu season runs from October…
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The CDC announced that West Nile Virus cases are up 40 percent this week from last. This is the worst year for West Nile Virus since it started tracking in 1999. Check out how your area is faring in our interactive map of diagnosed cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that West Nile Virus cases are up 40 percent from last week. Last week, the CDC reported that reported cases of West Nile Virus are at an all-time high. While Illinois does not rank among the top five states in terms of cases, there have been 21 reported human cases of West Nile Virus in Illinois as of Aug. 21. Those cases have been clustered in the Chicago area, with 13 human cases in Cook County and one in Lake County. In the map above, Patch charted both cases of West Nile Virus confirmed in both humans and mosquitoes, according to our reporting. You can read the coverage from the western part of the area here. For coverage closer to the lake, click here. The CDC lists …
Friday, May 20, 2011
Centers for Disease Control tells how to prepare for zombie takeover and offers advice on natural disaster preparedness.
Each year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is faced with the task of getting the word out about how to prepare for natural disasters, like hurricanes and tornadoes. This year, CDC is getting a little help spreading the word from the undead. In a blog post by Assistant Surgeon General Ali Khan, readers are told that if zombies did start roaming the streets – like in a scene from Night of the Living Dead – CDC would conduct an investigation like it would for any other disease outbreak. “Not only would scientists be working to identify the cause and cure of the zombie outbreak, but CDC and other federal agencies would send medical teams and first responders to help those in affected areas (I will be volunteering the young …
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