2009 Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) Update – August 19
THE PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VIURS (H1N1) CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY AROUND THE WORLD. HEALTH EXPERTS ARE PREPARING FOR A SECOND MORE SEVERE WAVE OR OUTBREAK SOMETIME THIS FALL.
Illness and deaths related to this new virus continue to be relatively low in numbers over the spring and summer months, however as the regular flu season approaches this fall there are wide spread concerns that the virus will become more potent and infect more people.