by Wally Northway Published: April 30,2010
Tags: healthcare, pandemic, public health, swine flu
More than 99 percent of specimens tested for influenza were positive for H1N1 over approximately the past 11 months, according to a report released from Quest Diagnostics Inc. And, it finds that the South is the epicenter for the disease. The Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report suggests that H1N1 “crowded out” other influenza viruses to be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 2,2010
Tags: healthcare, public health, swine flu
New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations, while the South has the lowest rates, U.S. health officials said Thursday in the first state-by-state report on turnout. Tiny Rhode Island has the highest rate of about 39 percent — three times higher than Mississippi, which has the lowest percentage of residents vaccinated, according to the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 19,2010
Tags: agriculture, international trade, swine flu
The United States and China have reached an agreement to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and pork products, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today. “When I traveled to China with U.S. Trade Representative Kirk in October, our discussions with Chinese officials laid the groundwork for reopening this market,” [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 27,2010
Tags: healthcare, swine flu
DESOTO COUNTY — Since August 29, 2009, the beginning of the 2009-2010 flu season, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports 22 influenza-related deaths in Mississippi. The latest death is a female child in DeSoto County. Since the beginning of flu season, deaths have been reported in Jones (four), Jackson (two), Tate (two), Washington (two), [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: December 14,2009
Tags: H1N1, Mary Currier, Mississippi State Department of Health, swine flu
The need remains for folks to continue to get vaccinated The H1N1 flu season that affected nearly 1,300 Mississippians earlier this year has slacked off, but with seasonal flu months approaching, there is still a need for people to get vaccinated and take precautions. Dr. Mary Currier, interim state health officer for the Mississippi State Department of [...] [...]
Small businesses trying to protect themselves from employees being out cause of illness Instances of the H1N1 virus or “swine flu,” which are continuing to increase nationwide, are of particular concern to small businesses as most people have not developed immunity to this new virus. The illness of one infected worker could possibly spread, shutting down [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: September 21,2009
Tags: H1N1 flu, SBA, swine flu, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington
WASHINGTON — U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator Karen Mills and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announce the availability of a preparedness guide designed to assist small businesses in planning for the possibility of an H1N1 flu outbreak this fall. [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 27,2009
Tags: Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH, swine flu
Across Mississippi — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports 22 new cases of H1N1 swine flu for last week, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 234. The new cases last week were in Coahoma (two), Harrison (two), Lincoln (two), Panola (two), Chickasaw (one), Choctaw (one), Covington (one), DeSoto (one), George (one), [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 20,2009
Tags: Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH, swine flu
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports 31 new cases of H1N1 swine flu for the week of July 6-12, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 212. [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: July 13,2009
Tags: Mississippi State Department of Health, MSDH, swine flu
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports 29 new cases of H1N1 swine flu for the week of June 29-July 5, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 181. The new cases last week were in Winston (seven), Harrison (four), Jackson (two), Madison (two), Oktibbeha (two) Warren (two), Coahoma (one), Copiah [...] [...]
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