FluView: 2015–2016 Influenza Season: Week 46 ending November 21, 2015

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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 46 (November 15-21, 2015), influenza activity increased slightly in the United States but remained low overall.
  
  • Viral Surveillance: The most frequently identified influenza virus type reported by public health laboratories during week 46 was influenza A viruses, with influenza A (H3) viruses predominating. The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza in clinical laboratories was low.
  
  • Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was below their system-specific epidemic threshold in both the NCHS Mortality Surveillance System and the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System.
  
  • Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths: One influenza-associated pediatric death was reported.
  
  • Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 1.6%, which is below the national baseline of 2.1%. Two of 10 regions reported ILI at or above region-specific baseline levels. One state experienced moderate ILI activity; New York City Puerto Rico and 49 states experienced minimal ILI activity; and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
  
  • Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Guam was reported as widespread; Puerto Rico reported regional activity; five states reported local activity; 39 states reported sporadic activity; and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and six states reported no influenza activity.
  
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• 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:
  15 numbered pages
• Volume:
  2014
• Issue:
  46
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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