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Swine flu update

The latest news and information about the fast-spreading influenza virus.

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News >  Spokane

WSU’s No. 1 for swine flu

Washington has the highest incidence of swine flu among college students – nearly triple the rate of Georgia, the next highest state, an American College Health Association report said Thursday. With the biggest college campus outbreak in the country, Washington State University in Pullman has pushed the state’s rate to 366.8 cases of swine flu per 10,000 students, far above the national average of 18 cases per 10,000 students, the association said.
News >  Spokane

Washington tops swine flu rate among students

Washington has the highest incidence of swine flu among college students — nearly triple the rate of Georgia, the next highest state, an American College Health Association report said Thursday.
News >  Idaho

Keep Tamiflu for the truly sick, feds say

ATLANTA — The medicines Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick with swine flu and at high risk for complications, according to new federal guidelines released Tuesday.
News >  Spokane

Fewer WSU students report flu

PULLMAN – A swine flu outbreak at Washington State University that is suspected of sickening more at least 2,200 students may be tapering off, a campus health official said Monday. Dr. Dennis Garcia said 40 to 50 students a day have contacted the health service at the campus in Pullman this weekend to report flu symptoms. That’s down from roughly 150 a day last week.
News >  Spokane

The vitals on swine flu

On June 11, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus, aka swine flu. The Phase 6 alert means a global pandemic is under way and there are ongoing community-level outbreaks.
News >  Spokane

2,000-plus sick at WSU

More than 2,000 Washington State University students have been sickened by swine flu during the first two weeks of classes, school health officials said. The outbreak of H1N1 influenza prompted concerns about Saturday’s football matchup against Stanford at Martin Stadium.
News >  Spokane

In twist, illness proves more fatal in older youths

Swine flu continues to upend conventional findings on influenza. The H1N1 virus appears to be more deadly for schoolage children than babies and toddlers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Of the more than 40 children killed by the flu, the vast majority were older than 5.
News >  Nation/World

Colombia’s Uribe has swine flu

BOGOTA, Colombia – President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu, and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday. The 57-year-old Uribe began feeling symptoms Friday, the same day as a meeting of South American presidents in Bariloche, Argentina, and he was confirmed to have swine flu after returning home, Social Protection Minister Diego Palacio said.
News >  Features

Society’s ills: Three health catastrophies offer swine flu clues

On Monday, the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimated that half the U.S. population could come down with swine flu, and 90,000 victims could end up dead. Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said no panic necessary; the numbers may be overestimates.
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