Nevada Influenza 2017-18, 80 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Southern Nevada Weekly Influenza
Surveillance Snapshot
CDC Week 15, April 8, 2018 to April 14, 2018
Summary:
Influenza surveillance for Clark County, Nevada includes data collected from 16 local hospital emergency
rooms and 71 healthcare providers. During week 15, the influenza activity decreased in the United States
and remained at the minimal level in the state of Nevada. In Clark County, as of 4/14/2018, the total
number of confirmed cases of influenza during the season was 1291 with 50% being age 65 and older, and
the proportion of emergency room (ER) visits for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) decreased from 2.7% in week 14
to 2.4% in week 15. Approximately 45% of area ER visits for ILI were children under 18 years of age.
Influenza B was the dominant type circulating in Week 15. Forty-eight influenza-associated deaths,
including 3 deaths of children under age 18, occurred this season in Clark County. Southern Nevada Health
District will continue to update the public on the progression of the season and encourage influenza
vaccination for all persons 6 months of age and older.

https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/epi/2017-18/Snapshot_Week15-2018.pdf

[Ronan Kelly]

Southern Nevada flu death toll hits 57; some were vaccinated

Jessie Bekker
By Jessie Bekker / Las Vegas Review-Journal
May 4, 2018 - 6:25 pm


Updated May 4, 2018 - 7:55 pm
Nearly one-quarter of the 57 Southern Nevadans who died of the flu during the current season were vaccinated, the Southern Nevada Health District said Friday as it raised the local death toll by nine from just two weeks ago.

The majority of victims were older than 65, a group especially at risk of developing such flu-related complications as pneumonia, according to the health district. Still, six were under 50, including a 12-year-old boy, a 24-year-old woman and a 37-year old man, all from Las Vegas.
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https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/southern-nevada-flu-death-toll-hits-57-some-were-vaccinated/