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  • #16
    State Flu Page: https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/pro...pics/influenza

    Report Key Points:
    • For Week 5, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
    • Since September 29, 2019, 16,900 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
    by health care providers, with over 2,800 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
    reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
    • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 48 percent
    were influenza A, and 52 percent were influenza B.
    • There were 603 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 281 tested positive for influenza A, 320
    tested positive for influenza B, and 2 tested positive for both A and B. At the ADH lab, 15 samples tested
    positive for influenza A Subtype H1N1, 4 samples tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and 2
    sample tested negative for influenza this week.
    • About 7.0 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
    Surveillance). About 9.2 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
    • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 7.6 percent among public schools. As of February 4,
    2020, ADH is aware of 23 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
    • To date, 36 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, one of them was a
    pediatric death. CDC estimates a total of 10,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 68 pediatric
    deaths reported this season.
    • Since September 29, 2019, 5 facilities including 3 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
    • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
    pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
    • For Week 4, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 49 states,
    and regional in 1 state. The District of Columbia reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands reported
    sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
    website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
    ...
    https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/ima...ry_1,_2020.pdf
    Last edited by Ronan Kelly; February 11, 2020, 06:31 PM.
    Twitter: @RonanKelly13
    The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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    • #17
      Report Key Points:
      • For Week 6, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
      • Since September 29, 2019, 20,560 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
      by health care providers, with over 2,400 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
      reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
      • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 49 percent
      were influenza A, and 51 percent were influenza B.
      • There were 498 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 218 tested positive for influenza A, 278
      tested positive for influenza B, 1 sample tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and 1 tested
      positive for both A and B. At the ADH lab, 17 samples tested positive for influenza A Subtype H1N1, 3
      samples tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and no sample tested negative for flu this week.
      • About 7.5 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
      Surveillance). About 6.6 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
      • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 8.4 percent among public schools. As of February 11,
      2020, ADH is aware of 36 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
      • To date, 46 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, one of them was a
      pediatric death. CDC estimates a total of 12,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 78 pediatric
      deaths reported this season.
      • Since September 29, 2019, 6 facilities including 4 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
      • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
      pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
      • For Week 5, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 48 states,
      and regional in 2 states. The District of Columbia reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands reported
      sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
      website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
      ...
      Twitter: @RonanKelly13
      The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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      • #18
        Report Key Points:
        • For Week 7, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
        • Since September 29, 2019, 24,200 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
        by health care providers, with over 2,470 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
        reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
        • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 50 percent
        were influenza A, and 50 percent were influenza B.
        • There were 469 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 214 tested positive for influenza A, 251
        tested positive for influenza B, and 4 tested positive for both A and B. At the ADH lab, 6 samples tested
        positive for influenza A Subtype H1N1, 7 samples tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and no
        sample tested negative for flu this week.
        • About 7.2 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
        Surveillance). About 8.0 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
        • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 7.5 percent among public schools. As of February 18,
        2020, ADH is aware of 38 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
        • To date, 56 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, one of them was a
        pediatric death. CDC estimates a total of 14,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 92 pediatric
        deaths reported this season.
        • Since September 29, 2019, 7 facilities including 5 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
        • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
        pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
        • For Week 6, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 48 states,
        and regional in 2 states. The District of Columbia reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands reported
        sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
        website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
        ...
        Twitter: @RonanKelly13
        The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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        • #19
          Report Key Points:
          • For Week 8, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
          (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 9 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
          • Since September 29, 2019, 27,500 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
          by health care providers, with over 2,260 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
          reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
          • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 50 percent
          were influenza A, and 50 percent were influenza B.
          • There were 585 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 301 tested positive for influenza A, 284
          tested positive for influenza B. At the ADH lab, 3 samples tested positive for influenza A Subtype H1N1,
          and 3 samples tested negative for flu this week.
          • About 6.7 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
          Surveillance). About 4.7 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
          • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 7.3 percent among public schools. As of February 25,
          2020, ADH is aware of 41 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
          • To date, 65 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, one of them was a
          pediatric death. CDC estimates a total of 16,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 105
          pediatric deaths reported this season.
          • Since September 29, 2019, 9 facilities including 7 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
          • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
          pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
          • For Week 7, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 47 states,
          and regional in 3 states. The District of Columbia reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands reported
          sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
          website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
          ...
          Twitter: @RonanKelly13
          The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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          • #20
            Report Key Points:
            • For Week 9, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
            (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
            • Since September 29, 2019, 30,750 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
            by health care providers, with over 2,260 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
            reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
            • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 51 percent
            were influenza A, and 49 percent were influenza B.
            • There were 543 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 264 tested positive for influenza A, 276
            tested positive for influenza B, and 3 tested positives for both influenza A and B. At the ADH lab, 1 sample
            tested positive for influenza A Subtype H1N1, 1 sample tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria,
            and 1 sample tested negative for flu this week.
            • About 5.6 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
            Surveillance). About 9.3 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
            • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 6.6 percent among public schools. As of March 3, 2020,
            ADH is aware of 41 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
            • To date, 69 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season, one of them was a
            pediatric death. CDC estimates a total of 18,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 125
            pediatric deaths reported this season.
            • Since September 29, 2019, 11 facilities including 9 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
            • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
            pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
            • For Week 8, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 48 states,
            and regional in 1 state. The District of Columbia and 1 state reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands
            reported sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
            website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
            ...
            The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs.
            Twitter: @RonanKelly13
            The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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            • #21
              Report Key Points:
              • For Week 10, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
              (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
              • Since September 29, 2019, 32,960 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
              by health care providers, with over 1,550 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
              reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
              • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 52 percent
              were influenza A, and 48 percent were influenza B.
              • There were 275 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 163 tested positive for influenza A, 109
              tested positive for influenza B, and 3 tested positives for both influenza A and B. At the ADH lab, 3 samples
              tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and 4 samples tested negative for flu this week.
              • About 5.2 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
              Surveillance). About 5.2 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
              • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 6.5 percent among public schools. As of March 10,
              2020, ADH is aware of 41 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
              • There were 17 influenza related deaths in Arkansas reported this week including a second pediatric death for
              a total of 86 influenza-related deaths this season. CDC estimates a total of 20,000 flu deaths have occurred
              nationwide including 136 pediatric deaths reported this season.
              • Since September 29, 2019, 12 facilities including 10 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
              • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
              pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
              • For Week 9, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 48 states,
              and regional in 2 states. The District of Columbia reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands reported
              sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
              website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
              ...
              Twitter: @RonanKelly13
              The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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              • #22
                Report Key Points:
                • For Week 11, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
                (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “Low” or 5 out of 10 for ILI intensity.
                • Since September 29, 2019, 34,600 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database
                by health care providers, with over 960 positive tests reported this week. Please note that reported cases
                reflect only a portion of the actual numbers of flu cases in the state.
                • Among flu antigen tests this season that can distinguish between influenza A and B virus types, 53 percent
                were influenza A, and 47 percent were influenza B.
                • There were 241 positive PCR flu tests from private labs this week: 145 tested positive for influenza A, 95
                tested positive for influenza B, and 1 tested positive for both influenza A and B. At the ADH lab, 1 sample
                tested positive for influenza B Subtype Victoria, and no samples tested negative for flu this week.
                • About 6.1 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms this week were there for ILI (Syndromic
                Surveillance). About 2.6 percent of outpatient visits were for ILI (ILINet sentinel providers).
                • The average school absenteeism rate last week was 7.0 percent among public schools. As of March 13,
                2020, ADH is aware of 42 schools/districts that closed briefly due to the flu this season.
                • There were 10 influenza related deaths in Arkansas reported this week including a third pediatric death for a
                total of 96 influenza-related deaths this season. CDC estimates a total of 22,000 flu deaths have occurred
                nationwide including 144 pediatric deaths reported this season.
                • Since September 29, 2019, 12 facilities including 10 nursing homes have reported influenza outbreaks.
                • Nationally, the proportion of deaths reported to the National Center for Health Statistics attributed to
                pneumonia and influenza (P&I) remains below the epidemic threshold this week.
                • For Week 10, the geographic spread of influenza was reported as widespread in Puerto Rico and 48 states,
                and regional in 1 state. The District of Columbia and 1 state reported local activity, the U.S. Virgin Islands
                reported sporadic activity, 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.../influenza.You can also access the reporting
                website directly at: https://FluReport.ADH.Arkansas.gov.
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                Twitter: @RonanKelly13
                The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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