Navy Updates Confirmed Cases of H1N1
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS090616-07
Release Date: 6/16/2009 3:43:00 PM
From the Department of the Navy
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy updated its confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza June 16 to 244 Sailors, of which 206 have returned to duty.
"Although the cases of H1N1 continue to increase, the effects of this illness are rather mild," said Cmdr. Steven Jeffs, chief of the BUMED Medical Operations Center. "Due to the relatively short duration of the illness, the vast majority of our Sailors have already returned to duty."
The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), headquarters for Navy medicine, continues to monitor the health of the force to ensure necessary precautions are being taken to educate and safeguard Sailors, civilian personnel and family members.
Additional information on the H1N1 influenza is available at:
-- The Center of Disease Control Web site: www.cdc.gov/flu/swine or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.
-- The Department of Defense Web site: www.dod.mil/pandemicflu.
-- The Department of Health and Human Services Web site:
www.pandemicflu.gov.
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