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For Week 14, Arkansas reported “Regional” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “Low” or 5/10 for ILI intensity.
Since September 30, 2018, over 32,000 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online
database by health care providers. In Week 14, 45 counties reported influenza cases. The majority of reports
came from Pulaski, White, Crittenden, Lonoke, Sebastian, Independence, Craighead, and Garland.
Among flu antigen tests that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 94 percent were
influenza A, and 6 percent were influenza B.
There are 52 positive PCR flu tests this week from private labs: 48 tested positive for influenza A, 4 tested
positive for influenza B. At the ADH lab, 2 tested positive for influenza A subtype H3N2, and no samples
tested negative for influenza this week.
About 2.1 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI. About 3.3 percent of
outpatient visits were for ILI.
The average school absenteeism rate last week was 5.9 percent among public schools. As of 04/09/2019,
ADH is aware that 28 schools closed briefly due to the flu this season.
To date, 100 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, including one pediatric
death; 71% of the adults were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccine history. CDC has reported a total of
82 pediatric deaths nationwide this season.
Since September 30, 2018, 12 nursing homes in Arkansas have reported influenza outbreaks.
The proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to pneumonia and
influenza (P&I) was at the system-specific epidemic threshold.
For Week 13, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 33 states;
15 states reported regional activities; the District of Columbia and 1 state reported local activities; one state
reported sporadic activities; the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam did not report.
You can report flu year-round and view the weekly influenza report during the influenza season at:
http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/prog...pics/influenza.
You can also access the reporting website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov
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https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/ima...il_6,_2019.pdf
Report Key Points:
For Week 14, Arkansas reported “Regional” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “Low” or 5/10 for ILI intensity.
Since September 30, 2018, over 32,000 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online
database by health care providers. In Week 14, 45 counties reported influenza cases. The majority of reports
came from Pulaski, White, Crittenden, Lonoke, Sebastian, Independence, Craighead, and Garland.
Among flu antigen tests that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 94 percent were
influenza A, and 6 percent were influenza B.
There are 52 positive PCR flu tests this week from private labs: 48 tested positive for influenza A, 4 tested
positive for influenza B. At the ADH lab, 2 tested positive for influenza A subtype H3N2, and no samples
tested negative for influenza this week.
About 2.1 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI. About 3.3 percent of
outpatient visits were for ILI.
The average school absenteeism rate last week was 5.9 percent among public schools. As of 04/09/2019,
ADH is aware that 28 schools closed briefly due to the flu this season.
To date, 100 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, including one pediatric
death; 71% of the adults were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccine history. CDC has reported a total of
82 pediatric deaths nationwide this season.
Since September 30, 2018, 12 nursing homes in Arkansas have reported influenza outbreaks.
The proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to pneumonia and
influenza (P&I) was at the system-specific epidemic threshold.
For Week 13, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 33 states;
15 states reported regional activities; the District of Columbia and 1 state reported local activities; one state
reported sporadic activities; the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam did not report.
You can report flu year-round and view the weekly influenza report during the influenza season at:
http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/prog...pics/influenza.
You can also access the reporting website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov
...
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/ima...il_6,_2019.pdf
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