Re: Fluview 2011-2012 Flu Season: Weeks 40-33 (No Pediatric Deaths; Total 34)
Week 33:
No influenza-associated pediatric deaths; total 34
ILI: 0.7%
5.8% positive for influenza (H3N2v representing about 1/3 of samples testing positive)
P&I deaths: 6.1%
From July 12 through August 23, 2012, a total of 276 infections with influenza A (H3N2) variant (H3N2v) viruses have been reported in ten states (Hawaii [1], Illinois [4], Indiana [138], Maryland [12], Michigan [5], Minnesota [1], Ohio [98], Pennsylvania [6], West Virginia [3], and Wisconsin [8]). So far during the current outbreaks, 13 confirmed cases have been hospitalized as a result of their illness; no deaths have occurred.
Week 33:
No influenza-associated pediatric deaths; total 34
ILI: 0.7%
5.8% positive for influenza (H3N2v representing about 1/3 of samples testing positive)
P&I deaths: 6.1%
From July 12 through August 23, 2012, a total of 276 infections with influenza A (H3N2) variant (H3N2v) viruses have been reported in ten states (Hawaii [1], Illinois [4], Indiana [138], Maryland [12], Michigan [5], Minnesota [1], Ohio [98], Pennsylvania [6], West Virginia [3], and Wisconsin [8]). So far during the current outbreaks, 13 confirmed cases have been hospitalized as a result of their illness; no deaths have occurred.
Comment