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Can Commun Dis Rep. 2018 Sep 6;44(9):201-205. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v44i09a03. eCollection 2018 Sep 6.
Influenza outbreaks in Ontario hospitals, 2012-2016.
Murti M1,2, Whelan M1, Friedman L1, Savic J1, Johnstone J1,2, Sider D1, Warshawsky B1,3.
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Abstract
Background:
Influenza outbreaks in hospital settings affect vulnerable patient populations and pose considerable risk of morbidity and mortality; however, key information regarding these outbreaks is limited.
Objective:
To describe surveillance data on influenza outbreaks in Ontario hospitals between 2012-13 and 2015-16 and compare H3N2- and H1N1-dominant influenza seasons.
Methods:
Hospital laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreaks occurring between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2016 were analysed for indicators of outbreak duration and severity (case attack rate, pneumonia rate and fatality rate). Frequency, duration and severity of influenza A outbreaks were compared between H3N2- (2012-13, 2014-15) and H1N1-dominant seasons (2013-14, 2015-16).
Results:
Over the four years, there were 256 hospital outbreaks involving 1,586 patients that included 91 cases of pneumonia and 40 deaths. The total number of outbreaks was lowest in the 2015-16 (n=36) and highest in the 2014-15 (n=117) influenza seasons. The 2014-15 season also had the highest number of influenza cases (n=753), pneumonia cases (n=46), fatalities (n=18) and hospital sites reporting ≥1 outbreak (n=72). Median outbreak duration ranged from 4.5 days in 2013-14 to 6.0 days in 2015-16. Comparisons of H3N2 and H1N1 seasons did not identify statistically significant differences in outbreak duration or severity; however, significantly more influenza A outbreaks than influenza B outbreaks were reported in H3N2 seasons compared with H1N1 seasons (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
While H3N2-dominant years contribute to influenza morbidity and mortality through an increased number of hospital outbreaks, the duration and severity of influenza A outbreaks are not significantly different in H3N2 and H1N1 seasons.
KEYWORDS:
acute care; hospital; influenza; morbidity; mortality; outbreak
PMID: 31015810 PMCID: PMC6449108 DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v44i09a03
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Influenza outbreaks in Ontario hospitals, 2012-2016.
Murti M1,2, Whelan M1, Friedman L1, Savic J1, Johnstone J1,2, Sider D1, Warshawsky B1,3.
Author information
Abstract
Background:
Influenza outbreaks in hospital settings affect vulnerable patient populations and pose considerable risk of morbidity and mortality; however, key information regarding these outbreaks is limited.
Objective:
To describe surveillance data on influenza outbreaks in Ontario hospitals between 2012-13 and 2015-16 and compare H3N2- and H1N1-dominant influenza seasons.
Methods:
Hospital laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreaks occurring between September 1, 2012 and August 31, 2016 were analysed for indicators of outbreak duration and severity (case attack rate, pneumonia rate and fatality rate). Frequency, duration and severity of influenza A outbreaks were compared between H3N2- (2012-13, 2014-15) and H1N1-dominant seasons (2013-14, 2015-16).
Results:
Over the four years, there were 256 hospital outbreaks involving 1,586 patients that included 91 cases of pneumonia and 40 deaths. The total number of outbreaks was lowest in the 2015-16 (n=36) and highest in the 2014-15 (n=117) influenza seasons. The 2014-15 season also had the highest number of influenza cases (n=753), pneumonia cases (n=46), fatalities (n=18) and hospital sites reporting ≥1 outbreak (n=72). Median outbreak duration ranged from 4.5 days in 2013-14 to 6.0 days in 2015-16. Comparisons of H3N2 and H1N1 seasons did not identify statistically significant differences in outbreak duration or severity; however, significantly more influenza A outbreaks than influenza B outbreaks were reported in H3N2 seasons compared with H1N1 seasons (p<0.05).
Conclusion:
While H3N2-dominant years contribute to influenza morbidity and mortality through an increased number of hospital outbreaks, the duration and severity of influenza A outbreaks are not significantly different in H3N2 and H1N1 seasons.
KEYWORDS:
acute care; hospital; influenza; morbidity; mortality; outbreak
PMID: 31015810 PMCID: PMC6449108 DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v44i09a03
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