FluView: 2015–2016 Influenza Season: Week 50 ending December 19, 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 50 (December 13-19, 2015), influenza activity increased slightly in the United States.
  
  • Viral Surveillance: The most frequently identified influenza virus type reported by public health laboratories during week 50 was influenza A, with influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 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 2.2%, which is above the national baseline of 2.1%. Four of 10 regions reported ILI at or above region-specific baseline levels. One state experienced high ILI activity; Puerto Rico and two states experienced moderate ILI activity; New York City and three states experienced low ILI activity; 44 states experienced minimal ILI activity; and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
  
  • Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Guam, Puerto Rico, and five states was reported as regional; the U.S. Virgin Islands and 14 states reported local activity; the District of Columbia and 27 states reported sporadic activity; and four 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:
  50
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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