Week 36 Swine Flu Update

Week 36 of the Swine H1N1 Flu has increased dramatically. States that were once Widespread that lowere to regional are widespread again. It is circulating and re-circulating again.

Sporadic, dotted color Small numbers of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases or a single laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreak has been reported..

Local, yellow Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza in a single region of the state.

Regional orange:Outbreaks of influenza or increases in ILI and recent laboratory confirmed influenza in at least two but less than half the regions of the state with recent laboratory evidence of influenza in those regions.

Widespread brown influenza or increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influenza at least hlaf of the state with recent laboratory evidence of influenza in the state.

The following states are reporting widespread of the H1N1 virus. Any widespread flu virus, including the seasonal flu is not common this early into the flu season.

These states are for the H1N1 and does not include the regular seasonal influenza.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Nearly half of the United States is reporting Widespread H1N1 and the numbers keep rising. The number of widespread states has doubled since last week.