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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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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