New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-26 (One New Death; Total Seven)

[Missouriwatcher]

Week 40:
ILI: 1.8%
No positives for influenza detected

Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: No activity
Texas: No activity
The border region includes 12 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The sites reported a total of 3447 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 10 (0.3%) were positive for an influenza-like illness.

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-41

Week 41:
ILI: 1.4%

Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: No activity
Texas: No activity

The border region includes 12 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The sites reported a total of 3542 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 12 (0.3%) were positive for an influenza-like illness.

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-42

Week 42: Low to no activity
ILI: 1.9%

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-43

Week 43: Sporadic
ILI: 2.1%
Laboratory tests for influenza: the Scientific Lab Division (SLD) reported the first positive sample for influenza (influenza type B) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or culture. The sample was collected on a young male child from the McKinley county area of the state.

Week 42:
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: No activity
Texas: Sporadic
The border region includes 12 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The sites reported a total of 3628 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 7 (0.2%) were positive for an influenza-like illness.

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-45

Week 44: Sporadic
ILI: 2.5%

Week 45: Low to no activity
ILI: 1.9%
No positives for influenza


Week 44: Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity

The border region includes 12 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The sites reported a total of 4003 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 9 (0.2%) were positive for an influenza-like illness.

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-46

Week 46: No Activity
ILI: 3%
No positives for influenza detected

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-2012 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-48

New Mexico Week 47:
ILI: 3.2% (Region 4 reporting ILI at 8.8%)
The Influenza Surveillance Program also received report from a commercial lab based in the state of a second positive influenza sample (influenza type B) detected on culture. The sample was collected on 11/21/2011. That brings the total positive influenza samples to two detected via the laboratory surveillance system since early October.


Week 48:
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: Sporadic
Texas: Sporadic

The border region includes 12 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The sites reported a total of 4640 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 17 (0.4%) were positive for an influenza-like illness.

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-51

Week 49: Sporadic
ILI: 2.3%

Week 50: Sporadic
ILI: 1.9%

Week 51: Sporadic
2.4%
Laboratory tests for influenza: since early October, the Scientific Lab Division (SLD) has reported one positive sample for influenza (influenza type B) by PCR. The Influenza Surveillance Program also received report from a commercial lab based in the state of an additional positive influenza sample (influenza type B) detected on culture. That brings the total positive influenza samples to six, all influenza type B, detected via the laboratory surveillance system since early October.

No deaths have been reported

No new Border Reports

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-52

Week 52: Sporadic
ILI: 3%
Two additional samples tested positive for influenza B

Border Reports
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: Sporadic
Texas: Local

The border region includes 13 influenza sentinel surveillance sites within 100 kilometers (60 miles) of US/Mexico border. The
sites reported a total of 2764 patient visits for the reporting period, of which 4 (0.1%) were positive for an influenza-like illness (last week ILI: 0.7%)

No laboratory confirmed influenza so far this season (no report this week from TX)

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-3

New Mexico
Week1: ILI 2.5%
Week 2: ILI 2.3%
Week 3: Sporadic
ILI: 2.1%
A/H3 and B have been detected
There have been no reports of deaths, adult or pediatric, caused by lab-confirmed influenza in New Mexico since the beginning of the season inearly October.


Border Reports (weeks 1-3)
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: No activity
New Mexico: Sporadic
Texas: Local

ILI: 0.3% (week 3)
No positives for influenza detected since season began

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-4

Week 4: Sporadic
ILI: 2.5%
Influenza A detected


Border Reports
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: Sporadic
New Mexico: Sporadic
Texas: Regional

ILI: 0.6%
Lab Confirmed Influenza: 1.6% (A/H3); 3.1% (A/H1N1 2009)

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-5

Week 5: Sporadic
ILI: 2.6%
No positives for influenza


Border Reports
Border Region of New Mexico/ Chihuahua/Texas: Sporadic
New Mexico: Sporadic
Texas: Regional

ILI: 0.6%
18% (rapid) positive for influenza A

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-6

Week 6: Sporadic
ILI: 2.2%
Positive for A(H3) and A(H1 2009)

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-7

Week 7: Local
ILI: 2.6%
Influenza A detected

http://nmhealth.org/flu/weekly_reports.shtml

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: New Mexico 2011-12 Flu Season (Including Border Reports): Weeks 40-9 (Two Deaths Reported)

Week 9:
2 deaths reported (both in elderly persons, caused by lab-confirmed influenza. Both occurred in the month of February, one in Bernalillo County and one in Colfax County)
ILI: 3.7% (week 8: 3%)
Positive for A(H3)

No new Border Reports

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