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Arizona 2015-16 Flu Season

ARIZONA ? INFLUENZA SUMMARY
Week 12 (3/20/2016 ? 3/26/2016)
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week12.pdf

Synopsis:
Influenza activity is high. Arizona reported Widespread activity for week 12.
Influenza activity highlights:
? A large number of case reports are still being processed for surveillance weeks 10, 11 and 12.
This means the numbers in this report are provisional.
? 534 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported in the past week, from fourteen counties.
17,782 cases have been reported this season, with laboratory-confirmed cases identified in fifteen
counties.
? 13,931 (78%) reports this season are influenza A, 3,632 (21%) are influenza B, and 219 (1%) are of
unknown type.
? In the past week, 42 (100%) specimens tested positive for influenza at ASPHL: 15 influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09 viruses, 17 influenza A (H3) viruses and 10 influenza B/Yamagata viruses.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel providers was above Arizona?s threshold in week 11.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel schools decreased in week 12; however data may be
impacted due to some reporting schools being on spring break during week 12.
? Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2015-2016 season. The first
resided in Maricopa County, had no underlying conditions and was PCR positive for influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09. The second resided in Pinal County, had underlying conditions and was PCR positive
for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. The third resided in Maricopa County, had underlying conditions and
was PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09.
? The cases included in this report represent a small proportion of the true number of cases of influenza.
Many people do not visit the doctor when ill and doctors should not be expected to run tests on all
patients exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
...
 
http://www.yumasun.com/news/yrmc-to...cle_6007b5d0-f7b5-11e5-8000-1b3c1dc5b879.html
YRMC to continue flu visitation restrictions Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2016 8:00 pm
By Rachel Twoguns, @RTwoguns
With Arizona still having widespread flu activity, Yuma Regional Medical Center said they will be continuing their flu visitation restrictions on into this spring season.
...
Valerie Payne, Infection Preventionist at YRMC, said the recent flu activity is unlike that of previous years. "It's different than the last two years in terms of when it began to spike and how long there has been an upward trend. We can see from the state health department's records and the trend lines that they produce weekly that we are on the downward trend, but until we get closer to (the) baseline, those visitor restrictions should stay in place."

For the past two years, Deborah Aders, Administrative Director of Quality Services and Patient Safety, said that flu visitor restrictions were lifted earlier in the year. "The typical of the last couple of years has actually been the earlier part of March based upon our numbers. Typically, we peak earlier and then it drops faster, but we actually peaked later and we are just now beginning to get to the downside, but we are still higher than we were in the last couple of years."...
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ARIZONA ? INFLUENZA SUMMARY
Week 13 (3/27/2016 ? 4/2/2016)
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week13.pdf

Synopsis:
Influenza activity is high. Arizona reported Widespread activity for week 13.

Influenza activity highlights:
? A large number of case reports are still being processed for surveillance weeks 11, 12 and 13.
This means the numbers in this report are provisional.
? 612 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported in the past week, from fifteen counties.
19,437 cases have been reported this season, with laboratory-confirmed cases identified in fifteen
counties.
? 15,041 (77%) reports this season are influenza A, 4,174 (22%) are influenza B, and 222 (1%) are of
unknown type.
? In the past week, 70 (99%) of 71 specimens tested positive for influenza at ASPHL: 15 influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09 viruses, 15 influenza A (H3) viruses, 36 influenza B/Yamagata viruses and 4
influenza B/Victoria viruses.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel providers was above Arizona?s threshold in week 12.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel schools decreased in week 13.
? Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2015-2016 season. The first
resided in Maricopa County, had no underlying conditions and was PCR positive for influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09. The second resided in Pinal County, had underlying conditions and was PCR positive
for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. The third resided in Maricopa County, had underlying conditions and
was PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09.
? The cases included in this report represent a small proportion of the true number of cases of influenza.
Many people do not visit the doctor when ill and doctors should not be expected to run tests on all
patients exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
...
 
ARIZONA ? INFLUENZA SUMMARY
Week 14 (4/3/2016 ? 4/9/2016)
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week14.pdf

Synopsis:
Influenza activity is high. Arizona reported Widespread activity for week 14.

Influenza activity highlights:
? A large number of case reports are still being processed for surveillance weeks 12, 13 and 14.
This means the numbers in this report are provisional.
? 487 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported in the past week, from fourteen counties.
21,127 cases have been reported this season, with laboratory-confirmed cases identified in fifteen
counties.
? 16,054 (76%) reports this season are influenza A, 4,832 (23%) are influenza B, and 241 (1%) are of
unknown type.
? In the past week, 130 (96%) of 136 specimens tested positive for influenza at ASPHL: 28 influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09 viruses, 71 influenza A (H3) viruses, 25 influenza B/Yamagata viruses and 6
influenza B/Victoria viruses.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel providers was above Arizona?s threshold in week 13.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel schools increased slightly in week 14.
? Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2015-2016 season. The first
resided in Maricopa County, had no underlying conditions and was PCR positive for influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09. The second resided in Pinal County, had underlying conditions and was PCR positive
for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. The third resided in Maricopa County, had underlying conditions and
was PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09.
? The cases included in this report represent a small proportion of the true number of cases of influenza.
Many people do not visit the doctor when ill and doctors should not be expected to run tests on all
patients exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
...
 
ARIZONA ? INFLUENZA SUMMARY
Week 15 (4/10/2016 ? 4/16/2016)
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week15.pdf

Synopsis:
Influenza activity is elevated in Arizona. Arizona reported Regional activity for week 15.

Influenza activity highlights:
? 479 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported in the past week, from thirteen counties.
22,515 cases have been reported this season, with laboratory-confirmed cases identified in fifteen
counties.
? 16,762 (74%) reports this season are influenza A, 5,506 (25%) are influenza B, and 247 (1%) are of
unknown type.
? In the past week, 50 (96%) of 52 specimens tested positive for influenza at ASPHL: 8 influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09 viruses, 23 influenza A (H3) viruses, 17 influenza B/Yamagata viruses and 2
influenza B/Victoria viruses.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel providers was above Arizona?s threshold in week 14.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel schools decreased in week 15.
? Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2015-2016 season. The first
resided in Maricopa County, had no underlying conditions and was PCR positive for influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09. The second resided in Pinal County, had underlying conditions and was PCR positive
for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. The third resided in Maricopa County, had underlying conditions and
was PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09.
? The cases included in this report represent a small proportion of the true number of cases of influenza.
Many people do not visit the doctor when ill and doctors should not be expected to run tests on all
patients exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
...
 
ARIZONA ? INFLUENZA SUMMARY
Week 16 (4/17/2016 ? 4/23/2016)
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week16.pdf

Synopsis:
Influenza activity is decreasing in Arizona. Arizona reported Regional activity for week 16.

Influenza activity highlights:
? 288 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza were reported in the past week, from fourteen counties.
23,026 cases have been reported this season, with laboratory-confirmed cases identified in fifteen
counties.
? 16,971 (74%) reports this season are influenza A, 5,796 (25%) are influenza B, and 259 (1%) are of
unknown type.
? In the past week, 74 (91%) of 81 specimens tested positive for influenza at ASPHL: 18 influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09 viruses, 32 influenza A (H3) viruses and 24 influenza B/Yamagata viruses.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel providers was above Arizona?s threshold in week 15.
? Influenza-like illness activity at sentinel schools decreased in week 16.
? Three influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2015-2016 season. The first
resided in Maricopa County, had no underlying conditions and was PCR positive for influenza A
(H1N1) pdm09. The second resided in Pinal County, had underlying conditions and was PCR positive
for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09. The third resided in Maricopa County, had underlying conditions and
was PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) pdm09.
? The cases included in this report represent a small proportion of the true number of cases of influenza.
Many people do not visit the doctor when ill and doctors should not be expected to run tests on all
patients exhibiting influenza-like symptoms.
...
http://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prep...llance/2015-2016/influenza-2015-16-week16.pdf
 
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