CDC Press conference today, best info I've seen.

[DLnyc]

(Not sure if this goes on LBN, so I'll just try it here)

I've seen a lot of articles with almost zero information . . . I found this presser fairly informative. Unfortunately, the transcription is all in caps. Sorry.

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THE MEDIAN AGE IS 16 YEARS WITH A RANGE IN AGE OF 7 TO 54 YEARS AND AS I′VE BEEN TRYING TO STRESS, AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK I EXPECT THAT WE WILL SEE CASES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, AND I WILL FULLY EXPECT THAT WE′LL SEE A BROADER RANGE IN TERMS OF THE SEVERITY OF INFECTION.

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ANOTHER THING THAT′S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT WE′RE NEARING THE END OF FLU SEASON AND OFTEN IN OUTBREAKS OF INFLUENZA YOU′LL SEE A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES BECAUSE IT′S THE END OF FLU SEASON AND WE CAN′T REST TOO COMFORTABLY ON THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT COMES BACK AGAIN IN THE FALL WHEN FLU SEASON COMES BACK. SO WE′LL BE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE THE NUMBER OF CASES AND THE SEVERITY OF CASES AND AGE GROUP OF CASES AND THAT SORT OF THING. . . .
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http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090427.htm

[Hannah Bell]

1. WHERE ARE WE TODAY IN TERMS OF CASES?

"WE ARE OFFICIALLY REPORTING 40 CONFIRMED CASES IN THE UNITED STATES IN FIVE STATES.

THESE ARE THE SAME STATES THAT WE REPORTED YESTERDAY. NEW YORK, OHIO, KANSAS, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA.

THE ONLY CHANGE IN CONFIRMED CASES FROM YESTERDAY IS 20 ADDITIONAL CASES IN NEW YORK CITY AND THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME SCHOOL OUTBREAK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY AND REALLY REPRESENT ADDITIONAL TESTING IN THAT GROUP, NOT AN ONGOING SPREAD OF THAT CLUSTER.

OF THE 40 CASES, WE ARE ONLY AWARE OF ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS HOSPITALIZED AND ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED AND WERE SICK HAVE RECOVERED."


"SO FAR, CDC HAS CONFIRMED 26 CASES IN MEXICO, BUT, CLEARLY, FROM THE REPORTS COMING OUT OF MEXICO THIS IS A SMALL FRACTION OF WHAT THEY′RE SEEING.

THESE ARE THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE HAVE CONFIRMED HERE IN OUR LABORATORY."