FIRST CASE CONFIRMED; OFFICIALS MAINTAIN VIGILANCE July 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2009 pm (ChST) Guam’s First Case of H1N1 Confirmed DPHSS MAINTAINS VIGILANCE The Department of Public Health and Social Services reports one confirmed case of H1N1 Influenza A on Guam residents. DPHSS is watching four individuals in the household with possible flu symptoms. None of the individuals were hospitalized and are recovering at home.
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LOCAL OFFICIALS CONFIRM GUAM'S FIRST H1N1 CASE July 1, 2009
H1N1 Influenza Virus Case Confirmed on Guam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2009 The Office of the Acting Governor announced today that a government employee on Andersen Air Force Base has contracted the H1N1 influenza virus. The case was confirmed today by the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS). DPHSS has been working with the Department of Defense to ensure the individual receives appropriate medical attention.
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LOCAL RESPONSE AGENCIES REMAIN VIGILANT AS WHO ELEVATES TO PHASE 6 June 11, 2009
The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) in conjunction with Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense (GHS/OCD) and several of Guam’s response agencies continue their local efforts in response to ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) Virus. Local officials will hold a 1:00 p.m. situational brief today for key stakeholders to discuss the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent elevation to Pandemic Alert Phase 6.
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WHO ELEVATES TO PHASE 6 - H1N1 NOW PANDEMIC June 11, 2009
June 11, 2009 HHS Press Office: 202-690-6343 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DHS Press Office: 202-282-8010 STATEMENTS BY HHS SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS AND DHS SECRETARY JANET NAPOLITANO ON WHO DECISION TO DECLARE NOVEL H1N1 VIRUS OUTBREAK A PANDEMIC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued the following statements today in response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to raise the pandemic threat level on the novel H1N1 virus.
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