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H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) hard facts

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic threat level remains unchanged at Phase Five.  As of June 3, 2009 there were 969 lab-confirmed cases of novel H1N1 Influenza A virus (swine flu) in Ontario. Of these cases, 54 had a travel history to Mexico. Of the remaining 915 cases, 525 acquired the H1N1 flu virus in Ontario, 11 had a travel history to another affected region and 379 cases continue to be investigated. Nearly all H1N1 cases in Ontario are considered mild.  There have been few hospitalized cases, most of whom have recovered and have been discharged. 

The significant amount of laboratory testing conducted to date has shown that the 2009 novel H1N1 influenza A virus is the predominant circulating strain of influenza in many communities at this time.  In addition, surveillance and clinical data have shown that the majority of confirmed cases have experienced mild symptoms. 

A detailed listing of the newly confirmed H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) cases in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is outlined below.

Health Unit

New Confirmed Cases

Total Confirmed Cases

Toronto

123

436

Peel Region

54

152

York Region

44

126

Halton

10

72

City of Ottawa

18

37

Durham Region

9

25

Simcoe Muskoka District

1

10

Hamilton

2

8

Wellington Dufferin Guelph

2

6

Windsor Essex

0

5

Middlesex-London

3

4

Sudbury and District

0

3

Waterloo Region

0

3

Niagara Region

0

1

Oxford County

0

1

Leeds, Grenville & Lanark

0

1

Hastings and Prince Edward Counties

0

1

Grey Bruce

1

1

Northwestern

1

1

Out of province (*)

0

2

TOTAL

268

894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus are similar to seasonal influenza (flu) including, chills and cough followed by fever, loss of appetite, muscle aches and fatigue, runny nose, sneezing, watery eyes and throat irritation. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea may occur in adults as well as in children. In more severe cases, or in people with chronic conditions, complications such as pneumonia may develop.

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  • People who have symptoms of respiratory illness should contact their health care provider or call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000.

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  • For general information on the H1N1 flu virus, call the ServiceOntario INFOline at 1-800-476-9708

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    Information collected and displayed herein provided by www.fightflu.ca. Jan-Pro makes no representations of the above stated information.  If you are doing business in Scarborough, or the surrounding Greater Toronto Area (GTA) we strongly encourage you to disinfect your office, and keep hand sanitizer readily available for yourself and your employees.

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