WHO-swine-flu-update-Tamiflu resistant-H275Y-cases-of-H1N1-flu-have-nearly-doubled-in-two-weeksThe Real Effect
The World Health Organization (WHO) provided an important swine flu update on the second of December. According to the WHO, the number of Tamiflu-resistant cases of H1N1 (swine flu) that have been identified have nearly doubled in the previous two week period.
Clusters of this H1N1 mutation, H275Y, have been found in North Carolina and Maryland, in the U.S., and Wales, in the United Kingdom.
According to the latest report from the WHO, the number of reported cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu have increased from 57 to 96 in just two weeks.
Doubled (almost) in two weeks, now where does that sound familiar?
As I said on November 25 -
Look for increasing cases going into the weekend in the Midwest especially as this appears to be ground zero. I believe that it will continue to increase the infection rate until roughly Christmas when it will slow down.
I have some statistical information on the spread of this disease, but I don't want to go predicting anything until we see if it's actually going to become the same type of epidemic that the Ukraine is dealing with. But following that lead, here's a real rough ballpark on what the United States is looking at: 10,869,165 Infected; 653,384 Hospitalized and 2,544 dead.
As you can see, lots of bark and not a lot of bite.
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