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FluView: 2014–2015 Influenza Season: Week 46 ending November 15, 2014

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  • Journal Article:
    FluView
  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Influenza Division.
  • Description:
    Synopsis: During week 46 (November 9-15, 2014), influenza activity was low in the United States.

    o Viral Surveillance: Of 10,304 specimens tested and reported by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 46, 955 (9.3%) were positive for influenza.

    o Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was below the epidemic threshold.

    o Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths: No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.

    o Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 1.6%, which is below the national baseline of 2.0%. All 10 regions reported ILI below region-specific baseline levels. Puerto Rico experienced high ILI activity; two states experienced low ILI activity; New York City and 48 states experienced minimal ILI activity; and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.

    o Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Puerto Rico and five states was reported as regional; 21 states reported local activity; the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 23 states reported sporadic activity; one state reported no influenza activity; and Guam did not report.

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  • Series:
    FluView
  • Document Type:
    Text
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  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    11 numbered pages
  • Volume:
    2013
  • Issue:
    46
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    urn:sha-512:b22300250bf0e5e15ae746e52194dcdacac629fc3a1600244291c3c41eefb6c38c5ee8c82b9136c139908e9d5af9ddf38606b8477aaab16ddcc0c1d152ab25bc
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