Week 45, ending Nov 9, 2013
Summary: Eleven of the twelve participating providers reported a total of 76 patients with influenza-like-illness (ILI) for week ending November 9, 2013 (week 45). The percentage of persons seen with ILI by the eleven providers was 2.3% (76/3337) which is below the regional baseline of 2.9%. During week 44, the percentage of patient visits to U.S. sentinel providers due to ILI was 1.4%. This percentage is below the national baseline of 2.0%. On a regional level, the percentage of outpatient visits for ILI ranged from 0.4% to 2.6%.
Pneumonia & Influenza Mortality:
Three death certificates were received for week 44 listing pneumonia (P) or influenza (I) as a factor contributing to the cause of death. The total number of deaths submitted for week 44 was 45. This reflects a P&I ratio of 6.7% which is above the epidemic threshold set by CDC for week 44 at 6.3%.
The national P & I for week 44 was below the epidemic threshold at 5.3%.
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SNHD Pediatric Early Warning Sentinel Surveillance (PEWSS) Report: November 13, 2013
During the week ending November 09, 2013, the following viruses were identified through PEWSS with a moderate volume of testing: Adenovirus, Parainfluenza 1 and RSV.
Over the past five weeks, the following were identified in the community through PEWSS:
Adenovirus, Human Metapneumovirus, Parainfluenza 1 and RSV have been sporadically identified.
Influenza A, Influenza B, Parainfluenza 2 and Parainfluenza 3 have not been identified.
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