FluView: 2013–2014 Influenza Season: Week 4 ending January 25, 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 4 (January 19-25, 2014), influenza activity remained high in the United States.
  
  o Viral Surveillance: Of 9,514 specimens tested and reported during week 4 by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories, 2,006 (21.1%) were positive for influenza.
  
  o Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above the epidemic threshold.
  
  o Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths: Nine influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
  
  o Influenza-associated Hospitalizations: A season-cumulative rate of 20.3laboratory- confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was reported.
  
  o Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of out patient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 3.3%, above the national baseline of 2.0%. All 10 regions reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels. Ten states experienced high ILI activity; 12 states and New York City experienced moderate ILI activity; 14 states experienced low ILI activity; 14 states experienced minimal ILI activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
  
  o Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in 38 states was reported as widespread; 10 states reported regional influenza activity; the District of Columbia and one state reported local influenza activity; Guam, Puerto Rico, and one state reported sporadic influenza activity, and the U.S. Virgin Islands did not report.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Influenza, Human/epidemiology Influenza A Virus, H2N2 Subtype Public Health Surveillance
• Series:
  FluView
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  13 numbered pages
• Volume:
  2013
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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