Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee swine flu testing results published

Published in Gastroenterology Week, June 29th, 2009

Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee published the first initial paper describing the Milwaukee prevalence of the largest outbreak of novel swine origin influenza virus (S-OIV) in America in the June 11, 2009, online issue of Viruses. This corresponded to the announcement by World Health Organization of the first influenza pandemic in 41 years.

Beginning April 17, 2009, increased numbers of novel swine origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV) cases began appearing in the U.S. As part of a rapid clinical and public health response, the Medical College and its two affiliated teaching hospitals – Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) and Froedtert...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2009-06-29)

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