FluView : 2011-2012 Influenza Season ; Week 10 ending March 10, 2012
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FluView : 2011-2012 Influenza Season ; Week 10 ending March 10, 2012



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  • Journal Article:
    FluView
  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Influenza Division.
  • Description:
    All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.

    Synopsis: During week 10 (March 4-10, 2012), influenza activity remained elevated in some areas of the United States, but influenza-like-illness continued to be relatively low nationally.

    • U.S. Virologic Surveillance: Of the 4,742 specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus SurveillanceSystem

    • (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division, 1,099 (23.2%) were positive for influenza.

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

    • Influenza-associated Pediatric Mortality: No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.

    • Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 2.2%, which is below the national baseline of 2.4%. Regions 5, 7, and 10 reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels. Five states experienced high ILI activity; 1 state experienced moderate ILI activity; 11 states experienced low ILI activity; New York City and 33 states experienced minimal ILI activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data to calculate ILI activity.

    • Geographic Spread of Influenza: Fifteen states reported widespread geographic activity; 22 states reported regional influenza activity; 3 states reported local activity; the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 10 states reported sporadic activity, and Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported no influenza activity.

    External_F1210.pdf

  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    FluView : 2011-2012 Influenza Season ; Week 10
  • Document Type:
    Webpage
  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    13 numbered pages
  • Volume:
    2012
  • Issue:
    10
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