Pondering vexing issues in infection prevention and control
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Swine flu mortality estimate
The New York Times reports this morning that CDC has revised its estimate of deaths due to swine flu in the US at 4,000. The revision now will make the swine flu mortality estimate more comparable to the mortality estimate for seasonal flu, which on average is about 36,000 persons yearly in the US.
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