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nfluenza Other Respir Viruses. 2017 Oct 16. doi: 10.1111/irv.12512. [Epub ahead of print] Epidemiology and Burden of Influenza in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Lucero-Obusan C1, Schirmer PL1, Wendelboe A1,2, Oda G1, Holodniy M1,3.
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We describe influenza activity in the US Veterans Affairs (VA) population for the 2010-2011 through 2015-2016 seasons and compare with national CDC FluView data. VA confirmed influenza cases ranged from 1,005-11,506 per season; triage calls from 6,090-10,346; outpatient visits from 3,849-13,406; antiviral prescriptions from 3,650-32,826; hospitalizations from 546-4,673; and deaths in hospitalized patients from 17-139. Peak activity was generally the same as observed nationally by the CDC. For the seasons analyzed, correlation between VA and CDC %ILI visits (r=0.863), influenza hospitalizations (r=0.953), positive tests (r=0.948), and percent of tests positive (r=0.938) was strong. Understanding influenza burden is important for evaluating prevention priorities and resource allocation within VA. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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KEYWORDS:
Burden of Illness; Epidemiology; Influenza; Public Health Surveillance; Veterans
PMID: 29045064 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12512
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Lucero-Obusan C1, Schirmer PL1, Wendelboe A1,2, Oda G1, Holodniy M1,3.
Author information
Abstract
We describe influenza activity in the US Veterans Affairs (VA) population for the 2010-2011 through 2015-2016 seasons and compare with national CDC FluView data. VA confirmed influenza cases ranged from 1,005-11,506 per season; triage calls from 6,090-10,346; outpatient visits from 3,849-13,406; antiviral prescriptions from 3,650-32,826; hospitalizations from 546-4,673; and deaths in hospitalized patients from 17-139. Peak activity was generally the same as observed nationally by the CDC. For the seasons analyzed, correlation between VA and CDC %ILI visits (r=0.863), influenza hospitalizations (r=0.953), positive tests (r=0.948), and percent of tests positive (r=0.938) was strong. Understanding influenza burden is important for evaluating prevention priorities and resource allocation within VA. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Burden of Illness; Epidemiology; Influenza; Public Health Surveillance; Veterans
PMID: 29045064 DOI: 10.1111/irv.12512
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