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Alabama 2012-13 Season: Weeks 42-20 (No New Pediatric Death; Total One) FINAL REPORT
Overall influenza-like illness is above Alabama's threshold representing significant activity. Of the total specimens received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending February 9, 2013, 40% were positive for influenza by RT-PCR testing: 3 were positive for Influenza A, H and 1 positive for Influenza B.
Overall influenza-like illness is above Alabama's threshold representing significant activity. Of the two specimens received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending February 16, 2013, one was positive for Influenza A, H3 and one was positive for Influenza B
Week 8: Sporadic
ILI: under baseline (had been over for 13 consecutive weeks)
Zero specimens were received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending February 23, 2013.
Week 9: Local
ILI: under baseline
Zero specimens were received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending March 2, 2013. (Pictorial map shows positives for A)
Re: Alabama 2012-13 Season: Weeks 42-14 (No New Pediatric Death; Total One)
Week 14: Sporadic
No new pediatric deaths; total 1
Overall influenza-like illness is below Alabama's threshold representing significant activity. One positive specimen (Influenza B) was received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending April 6, 2013.
ILI: ~2%
Re: Alabama 2012-13 Season: Weeks 42-18 (No New Pediatric Death; Total One)
Week 18: No Activity
Overall influenza-like illness is below Alabama's threshold representing significant activity. No specimens were received by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) for week ending May 4, 2013.
Re: Alabama 2012-13 Season: Weeks 42-20 (No New Pediatric Death; Total One) FINAL REPORT
Week 20: No Activity FINAL REPORT
No new influenza-associated pediatric deaths; total 1
No specimens submitted
ILI: ~1%
The 2012-13 Influenza season was rather severe compared to the 2011-12 Influenza season. Of 780 specimens submitted to the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) between October 2012 and May 2013, 479 (61.4%) were positive for influenza. The majority were Influenza A, H3 subtype (86.6%) with 12.3% positive for Influenza B, and 1.0% positive for Influenza A, 2009 H1N1. Increased ILI activity was reported for 42.4% of the influenza season. The influenza season peaked between the end of November and the end of January in which the greatest number of positive specimens was collected and ILI activity was at its highest. The last positive influenza specimen for the 2011-12 season was received April 9, 2013. Influenza surveillance continues throughout the summer.
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