Re: Alberta Influenza Surveillance Report 2012-2013 Week 6
Evidence of influenza in Alberta 2012?2013
Weekly influenza report
Summary: Week 6, February 3?9, 2013
For Week 6, all 5 health zones reported some level of influenza activity.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=100 align=left>North</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Edmonton</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Central</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Calgary</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>South</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
In the 2012/13 influenza season, the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (PLPH) has reported 1896 Influenza A cases and 148 Influenza B cases to Alberta Health. In week 5 there were 103 lab confirmed influenza cases reported to Alberta Health, and in week 6 there were 79* lab confirmed influenza cases reported to Alberta Health.
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There were 43* new hospitalized cases of influenza reported in week 6, and 84 confirmed hospitalized cases in week 5. There have been 618 hospitalized cases in total for this influenza season.
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Sentinel physicians report cases of ILI seen in their practices. 34 cases of influenza like illness (ILI) were seen in week 5 and 33 cases of influenza like illness (ILI) were seen in week 6.
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Full report:
http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Influenza-Surveillance-2013-06.pdf
http://www.health.alberta.ca/professionals/influenza-evidence.html
Evidence of influenza in Alberta 2012?2013
Weekly influenza report
Summary: Week 6, February 3?9, 2013
For Week 6, all 5 health zones reported some level of influenza activity.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=100 align=left>North</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Edmonton</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Central</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>Calgary</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left>South</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left>Localized activity
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
In the 2012/13 influenza season, the Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (PLPH) has reported 1896 Influenza A cases and 148 Influenza B cases to Alberta Health. In week 5 there were 103 lab confirmed influenza cases reported to Alberta Health, and in week 6 there were 79* lab confirmed influenza cases reported to Alberta Health.
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There were 43* new hospitalized cases of influenza reported in week 6, and 84 confirmed hospitalized cases in week 5. There have been 618 hospitalized cases in total for this influenza season.
...
Sentinel physicians report cases of ILI seen in their practices. 34 cases of influenza like illness (ILI) were seen in week 5 and 33 cases of influenza like illness (ILI) were seen in week 6.
...
Full report:
http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/Influenza-Surveillance-2013-06.pdf
http://www.health.alberta.ca/professionals/influenza-evidence.html
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