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Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-39 (1 New Pediatric Deaths; Total 20)
Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-39 (1 New Pediatric Deaths; Total 20)
Week 44: Local
ILI: 3.67% (below baseline, but higher than the previous two seasons for this time period)
4.2% positive for influenza (vast majority B)
One outbreak reported in a school.
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Ninety (5.97%) specimens tested by NREVSS laboratories in Texas were positive for influenza.
ILI: 4.29%, which is below the Texas baseline.
No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
Two ILI or influenza outbreaks were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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16.6% positive for influenza; majority B
ILI: 6.83%, which is above the Texas baseline.
No influenza or ILI outbreaks were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-48 (One Pediatric Death Reported; Total Two)
Week 48: Regional 1 new pediatric death (influenza B); total 2
15.2% positive for influenza
ILI: 6.10%, which is above the Texas baseline.
One influenza outbreak was reported in an assisted living facility in HSR 7 during week 48. Some residents and staff members reported symptoms of ILI and two individuals tested positive for influenza by rapid test.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Week 49: Widespread, high
No new pediatric deaths; total 2
23.6% positive for influenza; majority B
ILI: 7.71%, which is above the Texas baseline.
One ILI outbreak was reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-50 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Three)
Week 50: Widespread, high 1 new influenza-associated pediatric death(The 9-year-old child was a resident of HSR 6/5S with no underlying health conditions. A specimen collected from the child was positive for influenza B by rapid test. The child was not vaccinated for the current influenza season); total 3
23.6% positive for influenza
ILI: 7.64%, which is above the Texas baseline.
No outbreaks or school closures were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-50 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Three)
Four Flu Deaths Reported In Texas As Season Gets Early Start
December 21, 2012 9:43 PM
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Reporting Arezow Doost
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas County Health Department is reporting its first flu-related death.
Officials say a woman in her 60s with underlying health conditions recently passed away.
It was the fourth flu-related death in Texas. The other three, including one in Tarrant County, have been children.
Flu season is off to an early start, and it could be a bad one. “This year we are starting early and its climbing quickly,” says Dr. Donald Murphey, an Infectious Disease Pediatrician at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth “Last year this time we really didn’t have much flu. Last year in general was a mild season.”
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-51 (No New Deaths; Total Four)
Week 51: Widespread
No new deaths; total 4 (3 pediatric; 1 adult)
22.2% positive for influenza
ILI: 11.23%, which is above the Texas baseline.
No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
No outbreaks or school closures were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-52 (No New Deaths; Total Four)
Week 52: Widespread
No new deaths; total 4
Four hundred thirty (25.9%) specimens tested by NREVSS laboratories in Texas were positive for influenza. ILI 11.93%, which is above the Texas baseline.
No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
Three influenza outbreaks were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-1 (Two New Pediatric Deaths; Total Six Deaths)
Week 1: Widespread, high 2 new pediatric deaths (The first death occurred during week 52 in a 17-year-old child. The second death was in a 6-year-old child and occurred during week 48. Specimens collected from both children were positive for influenza B by PCR test. Neither child had received an influenza vaccination during the current season); total six (5 pediatric; 1 adult)
29.4% positive for influenza.
ILI: 9.76%, which is above the Texas baseline. This is a decrease compared to week 52.
Seven influenza outbreaks were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-2 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Six)
Week 2: Widespread, high 1 new influenza-associated pediatric death; total 6 (One influenza-associated pediatric death occurred during week 2 in a 5-year-old resident of HSR 2/3. A specimen collected from the child was positive for influenza B by PCR test. The child had no underlying conditions and was not vaccinated for the current influenza season.); total 6. Additionally, an adult death was reported in previous week.
ILI: 9.61%, which is above the Texas baseline. This is a decrease compared to week 1.
Four outbreaks were reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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Re: Texas 2012-13 Season: Weeks 44-3 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Seven)
Week 3: 1 new pediatric death; total 7 (5 influenza B) an additional adult death was reported in previous weeks
Nine hundred seventy-one (30.2%) specimens tested by NREVSS laboratories in Texas were positive for influenza.
The percentage of visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) as reported by ILINet providers was 9.73%, which is above the Texas baseline. This is a slight increase compared to week 2.
One influenza-associated pediatric death was reported.
One influenza outbreak was reported.
No variant influenza viruses were reported.
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