Arkansas Influenza Reports winter 2015-2016

[Ronan Kelly]

Week Ending Saturday 04/09/2016 http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/prog.../flu040916.pdf

Week Ending Saturday 04/16/2016 http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/prog.../flu041616.pdf

Communicable Diseases/Epidemiology
Influenza Weekly Report
Arkansas 2015-2016
Week Ending Saturday 04/23/2016

http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/infectiousDisease/Immunizations/SeasonalFlu/Documents/FluReport/flu042316.pdf

Report Key points:
 For Week 16, Arkansas reported ?Local? activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
for geographic Spread of Influenza, and ?Moderate? or 6/10 for ILI intensity.
 Since October 4, 2015, over 7600 positive influenza antigen tests have been reported to ADH by health care
providers. Week 16 reports were received from 51 counties; majority of the reports came from Craighead,
Randolph, Pulaski, Sebastian, Benton, Crawford, Lonoke, Poinsett, Lawrence, and Pope.
 Among flu antigen tests that can distinguish between Influenza A and B strains, 41 percent were A, and 59
percent were B.
 Fifty six positive flu tests confirmed by PCR last week from private labs, eleven of them were A, and forty
five B. ADH lab did not test any samples.
 About three percent of patients visiting emergency rooms last week were there for ILI. About four percent
were of outpatient visits were for ILI.
 The average school absenteeism rate last week was 5.7 percent.
 To date thirteen influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season. These flu deaths
occurred in adults.
 For Week 15, the geographic spread of influenza in Puerto Rico and 14 states was reported as widespread;
Guam and 19 states reported regional activity; the District of Columbia and 13 states reported local activity;
and the U.S. Virgin Islands and four states reported sporadic activity.
 The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was below the system-specific
epidemic threshold in the NCHS Mortality Surveillance System and above the system-specific epidemic
threshold in the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System.
 You can view the weekly influenza report during the influenza season at:

http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/infectiousDisease/Immunizations/SeasonalFlu/Pages/Fl

uReport.aspx
 Now you can report influenza electronically at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov
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Death Report for Week 16
 Deaths from all causes: 669
 Deaths due to Pneumonia: 64
 PCR confirmed Flu Deaths: 0
 Death Certificate or Flu Antigen only: 0
Cumulative Flu Deaths since 10/04/2015
 PCR confirmed Flu deaths: 2
 Death Certificate or Flu Antigen only: 11
 Cumulative Flu deaths: 13
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