USA Flu activity report from CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/H1n1flu/update.htm

* The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) based on the 122 Cities Report declined over the previous week, but continues to be higher than expected for this time of year. This is the ninth consecutive week that the proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) has been above the epidemic threshold. In addition, 17 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported this week: 12 of these deaths were associated with laboratory confirmed 2009 H1N1 and 5 were associated with influenza A viruses, but were not subtyped. Since April 2009, CDC has received reports of 251 laboratory-confirmed pediatric deaths: 210 due to 2009 H1N1, 40 pediatric deaths that were laboratory confirmed as influenza, but the flu virus subtype was not determined, and one pediatric death associated with a seasonal influenza virus. (Laboratory-confirmed deaths are thought to represent an undercount of the actual number. CDC has provided estimates about the number of 2009 H1N1 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths.

* Twenty-five states are reporting widespread influenza activity; a decline of 7 states from last week. They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. Seventeen states are reporting regional influenza activity, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity, and Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and two states reported sporadic influenza activity.

*the ones highlighted in Red, we know have or have had the mutation that causes bloody lungs and is tamiflu & vaccine resistant. **

Utah-http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350460/Utah-woman-had-mutated-version-of-swine-flu-virus.html

Pennsylvania- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/08/ap/national/main5941958.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsTheEarlyShowLeisure+%28CBS+News%3A+The+Early+Show%3A+Leisure%29

Maryland- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120202759_pf.html

Virginia- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120202759_pf.html

Alaska- Cannot find info

Alabama- Read of two cases, but not a mainstream source.

California - they allude to a mutation here. High numbers of infected with H1N1- small ref. to being
                  concerned over mutation. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/283289

North Carolina -http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5896EL20090910
Also stories of 3 of 4 dying in NC due to mutations

Arizona- Found reference to older mutation, but not the current. So put this as a maybe


Working on the other states. will post as I have time.