Subject: Influenza

• 1 out of 3 Swine Flu Cases in Florida are in Miami-Dade

  We had our fun popping the balloon of the swine flu, excuse me, H1N1 hysteria, but we never once told you to abandon your hourly ritual of hand sanitizer cleansing. Since Miami is a major hub of international travel, especially to Latin America, it always made sense to us that the strain of flu could potentially hit here harder than other areas. While swine flu hasn't proven to be the harbinger of doom for the human species (at least for this iteration anyway), it's stil

  June 3, 2009

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• Swine Flu Patient Traveled Through Miami

  via FlickrThe fine country of Austria reported its first case of swine flu today according to the World Health Organization. The patient, a 28-year-old woman, who recently returned from a trip to Guatemala to visit her parents, is expected to recover. The woman flew from Guatemala to an airport in Mexico City and then to Miami. She stayed in town several days before returning to Vienna with a layover in Dusseldorf, Germany. She first experienced symptoms during her flight and immediately checked

  April 29, 2009

• False Alarm: Miami Swine Flu Samples Come Back Clean

  via SuperFem's flickrNews there were 20 suspected cases of swine flu in Miami-Dade was alarming, but it turns out none of those cases was the dreaded H1N1. Still, the Miami-Dade health department warns, "Samples continue to be sent from Miami-Dade County to the Florida Department of Health State Laboratory for testing." However, concern remains that swine flu has entered the Sunshine State. Eight suspected cases were forwarded to the CDC's laboratory in Atlanta. It might be a few days befor

  May 1, 2009

• Swine Flu Confirmed in Miami-Dade

  via Ben Chau's flickrAfter a few false alarms, Miami-Dade can now be added to the list of counties with confirmed swine flu cases. Two cases were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and the Florida Department of Health, one involving a 13 year-old girl and another a 47 year-old man. Identities weren't released, but it was reported earlier that a 13 year-old girl who attended Doral Academy Charter Middle School was suspected to have gotten the virus from her 47 year-old fa

  May 8, 2009

• Miami Now Exporting Swine Flu

  Ecuador has its first reported case of confirmed swine flu, and the victim is an 11 year-old boy who had arrived only days earlier from Miami. Meanwhile, Miami-Dade now has 12 confirmed cases. Being such an international hub certainly puts Miami-Dade at risk for swine flu, but it also places us a potential spreader of the virus across the globe.The World Health Organization expects the virus to spread. 7,520 confirmed cases have appeared across the globe, with many more suspected.

  May 15, 2009

• Swine Flu Officially a Pandemic; 75 Cases in Miami-Dade

  Almost two months after the first case was reported, and about a month since anyone cared, the World Health Organization has declared swine flu is officially the first flu pandemic in 41 years!So far, H1N1 has killed 144 people, a small number compared to the millions who died during the last flu pandemic -- or even compared to the 250,000 to 500,000 who die of the regular flu every year. Thirty thousand people have been infected worldwide. As of the Miami-Dade health department's last coun

  June 11, 2009

• Miami-Based Cruise Ship Carrying John Travolta Causes Swine Flu Scare in Belize

  via Choose ToysDespite sharing a border with Mexico, Belize remains Swine Flu free, and they'd really prefer to keep it that way. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's "Enchantment of the Sea" left port in Miami on June 8th, but by the time the ship reached Belize yesterday an H1N1 scare had broken out causing Belize's Health Ministry to temporarily quarantine passengers on the ship, including actor John Travolta. Six of the ship's crew began showing flu-like symptoms, so passengers

  June 12, 2009

• Swine Flu Claims First Miami-Dade Death

  The H1N1 virus has claimed its first death in Florida and Miami-Dade County, killing a 9-year-old, according to the Miami-Dade County Health Department.  The total number of confirmed swine flu cases in the county now tops 143. The state's count is up to 417.  Nationally, the virus is said to be responsible for 45 deaths, while the international toll has reached 141.

  June 16, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalSome guy hijacked a taxi on Alton, then drove west up the eastbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway. Police shot him. He's dead. The road was shut down. [SunSent] The Herald and CBS4 are so hungry for Cat Killer fodder that they've sued to get sealed information about the arrest released. [Herald]The state found Medicare is paying for loads of equipment in Miami-Dade that doesn't actually exist. This is called fraud, and they will crack down on it. [SFBJ]Who will sit on the Miami Beach Cit

  June 19, 2009

• Infant Child of ICE Employee Has Swine Flu

  Earlier this month, authorities confirmed an outbreak of the H1N1 virus at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, known as the Krome Service Processing Center, in Miami. Now the 19-month-old child of an employee at the center has a confirmed case of the virus, and the American Federation of Government Employees is worried ICE didn't do enough to protect its employees. Read a press release from the group: "AFGE's National ICE Council 118 for weeks urged ICE officials

  June 23, 2009