Week 45: Local (increase over past two seasons for this week)
Influenza Activity Surveillance
The percentage of tests positive for influenza during week 45 as reported from the MN Lab System (MLS) Laboratory Influenza Surveillance Program
rapid influenza testing: 5.8%
PCR testing: 2.4%
Viral culture: no positives
The most commonly cultured strain identified so far this season at the MDH Public Health Laboratory is influenza B/Victoria lineage.
2 people were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during week 45. Since the start of the influenza season, 17 persons have been hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza.
No deaths were identified during week 45. Since the start of the influenza season, no influenza-related deaths have been reported.
No long-term care facilities (defined as a skilled nursing facility) reported a confirmed outbreak of influenza during week 45. Since the start of the season, 1 outbreak of influenza in long-term care has been reported.
3 schools reported outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) during week 45. Since the start of the season, 5 outbreaks of ILI in schools have been reported.
The percentage of influenza-like illness visits to outpatient clinics involved U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance (ILINet) was below the regional baseline at 0.49%.
Circulating Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance
Of specimens tested from 3 outpatient sites for circulating viral respiratory pathogens in the previous 3 weeks for which data are available:
33% were positive for rhinovirus
4% were positive for adenovirus
4% were positive for parainfluenza virus 2
2% were positive for parainfluenza virus 3
2% were positive for coronavirus 229E
2% were positive for coronavirus OC43
Of specimens positive for a viral pathogen at Minnesota?s 6 virology laboratories during week 45:
12 were positive for adenovirus
8 were positive for parainfluenza virus 3
2 were positive for enterovirus
2 were positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
1 was positive for rhinovirus
1 was positive for parainfluenza virus 2
Influenza Activity Surveillance
The percentage of tests positive for influenza during week 45 as reported from the MN Lab System (MLS) Laboratory Influenza Surveillance Program
rapid influenza testing: 5.8%
PCR testing: 2.4%
Viral culture: no positives
The most commonly cultured strain identified so far this season at the MDH Public Health Laboratory is influenza B/Victoria lineage.
2 people were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during week 45. Since the start of the influenza season, 17 persons have been hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza.
No deaths were identified during week 45. Since the start of the influenza season, no influenza-related deaths have been reported.
No long-term care facilities (defined as a skilled nursing facility) reported a confirmed outbreak of influenza during week 45. Since the start of the season, 1 outbreak of influenza in long-term care has been reported.
3 schools reported outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) during week 45. Since the start of the season, 5 outbreaks of ILI in schools have been reported.
The percentage of influenza-like illness visits to outpatient clinics involved U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance (ILINet) was below the regional baseline at 0.49%.
Circulating Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance
Of specimens tested from 3 outpatient sites for circulating viral respiratory pathogens in the previous 3 weeks for which data are available:
33% were positive for rhinovirus
4% were positive for adenovirus
4% were positive for parainfluenza virus 2
2% were positive for parainfluenza virus 3
2% were positive for coronavirus 229E
2% were positive for coronavirus OC43
Of specimens positive for a viral pathogen at Minnesota?s 6 virology laboratories during week 45:
12 were positive for adenovirus
8 were positive for parainfluenza virus 3
2 were positive for enterovirus
2 were positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
1 was positive for rhinovirus
1 was positive for parainfluenza virus 2
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