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FluView: 2013–2014 Influenza Season: Week 7 ending February 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 7 (February 9-15, 2014), influenza activity decreased, but remained elevated in the United States.

    o ViralSurveillance:Of6,887specimenstestedandreportedduringweek7byU.S.World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories, 958 (13.9%) were positive for influenza.

    o PneumoniaandInfluenzaMortality:Theproportionofdeathsattributedtopneumoniaand influenza (P&I) was above the epidemic threshold.

    o Influenza-associatedPediatricDeaths:Twoinfluenza-associatedpediatricdeathswere reported.

    o Influenza-associatedHospitalizations:Aseason-cumulativerateof26.1laboratory- confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was reported.

    o OutpatientIllnessSurveillance:Theproportionofoutpatientvisitsforinfluenza-likeillness (ILI) was 2.5%, above the national baseline of 2.0%. Nine of 10 regions reported ILI at or above region-specific baseline levels. Seven states experienced moderate ILI activity; 16 states and New York City experienced low ILI activity; 27 states experienced minimal ILI activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.

    o GeographicSpreadofInfluenza:Thegeographicspreadofinfluenzain17stateswas reported as widespread; 22 states reported regional influenza activity; the District of Columbia, Guam, and nine states reported local influenza activity; Puerto Rico and two states reported sporadic influenza activity, and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported no influenza activity.

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  • Series:
    FluView
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    Text
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  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    13 numbered pages
  • Volume:
    2013
  • Issue:
    7
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