Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-36 (No New Pediatric Deaths; Total Five) SUMMARY

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-11 (No New Pediatric Deaths; Total Two)

Week 11: Local, minimal
No new influenza-associated pediatric deaths; total 2

42 new hospitalizations; total 2,230
ILI: 1.3%
ED ILI: 1.9%
19.4% positive for influenza; majority B

2 new outbreaks reported; total 105

https://www.dropbox.com/s/slojrd2c5v3y97z/Weekly%20Influenza%20Report%2016MAR13.pdf

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-15 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Three)

Week 15: Sporadic, minimal
1 new pediatric death; total 3 (listed in MMWR week 15) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwr...cid=mm6215md_w

27 new hospitalizations; total 2,369
ILI: 1.3%
ED ILI: 1.1%

2 new outbreaks reported; total 109

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9ij10midqhhgcx/Weekly%20Influenza%20Report%2013APR13.pdf

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-17 (No New Pediatric Deaths; Total Three)

Week 17: Sporadic, minimal
No new pediatric deaths; total

2 new hospitalizations; total 2,377
ILI: 1.1%
ED ILI: 0.9%
4.4% positive for influenza; predominantly B

No new outbreaks reported; total 109

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-36 (Two New Pediatric Deaths; Total Five)

Week 36:
2 new influenza-associated pediatric deaths; total 5 (based on MMWR week 36 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwr...cid=mm6236md_w )

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Maryland 2012-13 Season: Weeks 47-36 (No New Pediatric Deaths; Total Five) SUMMARY

Summary of 2012-13 Influenza season in Maryland: A detailed report
5 influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported for the season

The 2012-13 influenza season was the most active since the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic...

Over 3,000 influenza-associated hospitalizations and over 5,600 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Maryland. The season saw two peaks of activity, one in February and another in March 2013, corresponding to peak influenza type A (H3N2) activity then influenza type B activity.

http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/influenza/fluwatch/Past%20Flu%20Season%20Summaries/FINAL%20FLU%20REPORT%202012_13_9SEP13_Final.pdf