FluView: 2012-2013 Influenza Season: Week 11 ending March 16, 2013

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• Journal Article:
  FluView
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Influenza Division.
• Description:
  Synopsis: During week 11 (March 10 – 16, 2013), influenza activity remained elevated in the United States, but decreased in most areas.
  
  o Viral Surveillance: Of 5,526 specimens tested and reported by collaborating laboratories, 899 (16.3%) 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: Six pediatric deaths were reported.
  
  o Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations: A cumulative rate for the season of 40.6
  
  laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was
  
  reported. Of reported hospitalizations, 51% were among adults 65 years and older.
  
  o Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness
  
  (ILI) was 2.2%. This is at the national baseline of 2.2%. Three of 10 regions reported ILI
  
  above region-specific baseline levels. One state experienced high ILI activity; 5 states
  
  experienced moderate activity; 6 states and New York City experienced low activity; 38
  
  states experienced minimal activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
  
  o Geographic Spread of Influenza: Seven states reported widespread influenza activity;
  
  Puerto Rico and 8 states reported regional influenza activity; 26 states reported local
  
  influenza activity; 9 states reported sporadic influenza activity; Guam reported no influenza activity, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia 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:
  12 numbered pages
• Volume:
  2012
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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