The University of Alabama reported 50 suspect cases on the first day of the session. Several elementary schools in the southern United States have wisely closed to halt the spread of PF11 and protect their children. Multiple reports crossing diverse geography exist of 10-15% absenteeism in the first week of elementary and middle school sessions. Oak Mountain Middle School in Alabama (statewide high count of large population clusters), remains open with 25% absent. A group of elementary and middle schools in Pittsburgh remain open with 15% to 44% of the student population ill with Pandemic Influenza.
The chart represents a small sample from the hundreds of news reports available this week concerning the immediate and deep spread of PF11 in August as our children return to school.
For additional background on the clinical and epidemiological observational facts concerning Pandemic Influenza H1N1, please refer to the Table of Contents for PF11 Trends & Issues, Mid-Term.
