FluView: 2016–2017 Influenza Season: Week 6 ending February 11, 2017

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• 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.
  
  During week 6 (February 5-11, 2017), influenza activity increased in the United States.
  
  • Viral Surveillance: The most frequently identified influenza virus subtype reported by public health laboratories during week 6 was influenza A (H3). The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza in clinical laboratories increased.
  
  • Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above the system-specific epidemic threshold in the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Mortality Surveillance System.
  
  • Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths: Nine influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
  
  • Influenza-associated Hospitalizations: A cumulative rate for the season of 29.4 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was reported.
  
  • Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 5.2%, which is above the national baseline of 2.2%. All 10 regions reported ILI at or above their region-specific baseline levels. New York City and 28 states experienced high ILI activity; Puerto Rico and seven states experienced moderate ILI activity; five states experienced low ILI activity; nine states experienced minimal ILI activity; and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
  
  • Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Puerto Rico and 46 states was reported as widespread; Guam and four states reported regional activity; the District of Columbia reported local activity; and the U.S. Virgin Islands reported sporadic activity.
  
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• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Influenza, Human/epidemiology Public Health Surveillance
• Series:
  FluView
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  17 numbered pages
• Volume:
  2016
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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