County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency -- H1N1/Swine Flu Information

Updates, Alerts & Reports

3/7/12	Influenza Report V3-Issue2 2012
12/16/11	Novel Swine-Origin Influenza 2011 -- testing requested
11/8/10	Guidance for Flu Prevention in Healthcare Settings - CDC
8/13/10	Universal Vaccination Recommendation - CDC

Vaccine Information & Forms

Other County Health Alerts

Flu Reporting

Reporting of influenza deaths for cases under age 18 is still mandatory in California. Also, although reporting of non-fatal cases is no longer required, providers are requested to report to the Santa Cruz County Health Department all cases of death or intensive care hospitalization for influenza in persons under age 65
(Flu Reporting Requirements, revised Fall 2011).

Providers are no longer required to report non-fatal cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. The rationale for this is:

Reporting of outpatient cases requires significant resources at the state and local level;

H1N1 is now widespread in communities throughout California;

Current outpatient data is not accurately or reliably reflective of disease in the general population;

Outpatient testing is not performed in a systematic way;

Outpatient case data may be biased and unrepresentative of the population, and thus not dependable for public health purposes.

Guidance for Providers

Additional Resources

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