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Director’s Update Brief

Monday

18 May 2009 1100 EDT

Day 30

Day of Planning for an H1N1 Vaccination Campaign

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Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Key Events

18 May 2009 1100 EDT

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Declarations

HHS: Downgraded to Phase 1 – Awareness (9 May 2009)

WHO: Pandemic Phase 5 (29 Apr 1600 EDT)

USG: Public Health Emergency declared  (26 Apr 2009)

SLTT Declarations: 10

CA, TX, WI, FL, NE, VA, MD, IA, OH, American Samoa

US Cases:

International Cases: 8,480 confirmed cases in 39 Countries.

Countries with new confirmed cases: India, Malaysia, Turkey

Deployments: 81 deployed, 5 pending, 208 potential (200 DGMQ)

Cases

Hosp

Deaths*

5123

203

5

48

33

3

Total Confimed and Probable

Grand Total (US States 

and DC) 

Total Affected Count 

Including DC

* this does not include 1 death in NY pending CDC 
investigation

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200-400

51-200

1-50

0

>400

Epidemiology/Surveillance 

Number of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Cases Reported to CDC by State

as of 18 May 2009 1100 EDT

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Confirmed and Probable Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Cases By Onset 

and Report Date as of 18 May 2009 1100 EDT

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Epidemiology/Surveillance

Confirmed and Probable Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Cases by Age 

(n=5,123), as of 18 May 2009 1100 EDT

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Epidemiology/Surveillance 

Healthcare Personnel (HCP) 

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) as of 18 May 2009 1100 EDT

Current situation

– 82 confirmed or probable HCP cases

– 23 states 

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International

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) – 18 May 2009 1100 EDT

WHO global case count: 8,480 confirmed cases in 39 countries*

– New countries with confirmed cases: India, Malaysia, Turkey

• India: 24 y.o. returning from NY

• Malaysia: 21 y.o. returning from US, onset 5/14

• Turkey: 26 y.o. American symptomatic in Istanbul airport

– Countries with highest confirmed case count after the US and Mexico:

• Canada: 496 (=) 

Spain: 103 ( 3) 

• UK: 82 ( 4)

Panama: 54 ( 11

– 45/82 cases (55%) in UK are in-country transmission (Source: ECDC)

First cases of in-country transmission reported in Japan

– Media reporting rapid rise in confirmed cases, particularly in Kobe and 

Osaka

– Schools ordered closed in Kobe

*Note: WHO case counts are current as of 05/18/09, 6:00 am EDT

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Communications Summary- Past 48 Hours

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) – 18 May  2009 1100 EDT 

Channel Traffic

Web Page Views: 512,254 (-45%)

Public Inquiries: 188 (-51%)

News Stories: Print/Internet: 114 (-55%) –èFriday & Saturday

Social Media: “Swine Flu” Twitters (5.4/min.), “H1N1” (3.0/min.)

Themes

The potential for the WHO to raise the Pandemic Level to 6

“Swine flu closes 5 schools in NYC, total 11”

Japan: “a one-day explosion” 70 new cases, most teenagers; schools closed

Chile: first 2 cases

Public Inquiries:

CDC-INFO emails/calls from public

Travel recommendations (MX? US?)

11%

Transmission (incubation pd, food safety- Mexico) 15%

Symptoms? 40%

Where/how to get tested?

17%