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Welcome

Welcome to the Indian Health Service (IHS) 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) website. On this site, you will find weekly surveillance updates and other useful information on influenza surveillance, vaccination, mitigation, communication and education specific to AI/AN and IHS.

ILI Surveillance at a glance:

Graph 1 - H1N1 ILI Surveillance
Graph 1: Percentage of Visits for Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) in IHS, 2009 Week 12 (3/22/09 - 3/28/09) through 2010 Week 12 (3/21/10-3/28/10). X axis = week of the year, Y axis = overall ILI % (ILI Visits/Total Number of Visits). This line graph depicts ILI activity from 2009 week 12 and 2009 week 32 between 2.5% and 3.5%. ILI Activity peaks at 2009 Week 41 with ILI activity over 7%. At 2009 week 46, ILI activity returns to pre-outbreak levels. There is another small bump in ILI activity in 2010 Week 7 of 4%.

Current Key Message: VACCINATE

It is unknown whether H1N1 will emerge again during the usual mid-winter influenza season. You, your family, and your community should get vaccinated.

The most important action you can take is to get vaccinated. Anyone wanting to reduce their chances of becoming ill with the flu should get the flu vaccine. And remember - people who get the flu vaccine protect themselves, and they also reduce their risk of spreading flu to others. By getting the flu shot you protect yourself, your family, and your community.

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