Re: Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 9
Week 9: February 26 ? March 3, 2012
Influenza activity in Manitoba has increased since last week.
Summary:
? During week 9 (Feb 26 ? Mar 3, 2012), influenza activity increased.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 1.1% with 72.7% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL was slightly higher than last week, and the percent positive for influenza was 5%.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There was one hospitalization reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza.
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Re: Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 8
Public Health
Week 8: February 19-25, 2012
Influenza activity in Manitoba remains low.
Summary:
? During week 8 (Feb 19-25, 2012), influenza activity remained low.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 2.0% with 59.1% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL was comparable to last week (53 tests in week 8 from 51 tests in week 7), and the percent positive for influenza was zero.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There were no hospitalizations or deaths reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza.
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Re: Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 7
Public Health
Week 7: February 12-18, 2012
Summary:
? During week 7 (Feb 12-18, 2012), influenza activity remained low.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 3.2% with 59.1% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL has decreased since last week, and the percent positive for influenza was zero.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There were no hospitalizations or deaths reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza.
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Re: Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 6
Week 6: February 5-11, 2012
Influenza activity in Manitoba remains low.
Summary:
? During week 6 (Feb 5-11, 2012), influenza activity remained low.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 0.8% with 72.7% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL has increased since last week; however, the percent positive for influenza has decreased.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There were no hospitalizations or deaths reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza.
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Re: Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 5
2011/2012 Season
Week 5: January 29 ? February 4, 2012
Summary:
? During week 5 (Jan 29 ? Feb 4, 2012), influenza activity remained low.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 2% with 68.2% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL has increased since last week, and the percent positive for influenza has also increased.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There were two hospitalizations reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza.
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The proportion of patients seen for an ILI remained fairly stable during week 5 at 2.0% from 2.6% last week. The proportion is slightly higher than what was observed at the same time last season.
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There were three new cases of influenza A and no new cases of influenza B reported this week. A total of eight lab-confirmed cases of influenza A and two cases of influenza B have been reported since the beginning of the season.
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There have been four hospitalizations, of which one resulted in an ICU admission, and one death associated with influenza reported in Manitoba this season.
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Manitoba Influenza Reports 2011/2012 Season Week 24
2011/2012 Season
Week 4: January 22-28, 2012
Summary:
? During week 4 (January 22-28, 2012), influenza activity remained low.
? The influenza-like-illness rate was 2.6% with 68.2% of sentinel physician sites reporting.
? The number of respiratory tests performed by CPL has decreased since last week, and the percent positive for influenza has also decreased.
? There were no lab-confirmed outbreaks of influenza reported this week.
? There was one death reported associated with a lab-confirmed report of influenza. (This aggregate count should be interpreted with caution as underlying cause of death may or may not be directly related to the lab-confirmed positive influenza diagnosis.)
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There was one new case of influenza B and no new cases of influenza A reported this week. A total of five lab-confirmed cases of influenza A and two cases of influenza B have been reported since the beginning of the season.
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