Missouriwatcher
Editor, Senior Moderator
Re: Colorado 2011-2012 Flu Season: Weeks 40-9 (Widespread)
Re: Colorado 2011-2012 Flu Season: Weeks 40-9 (Widespread)
Week 9: Widespread
For the week ending March 3rd, influenza activity remained about the same as the previous week. Influenza activity was present in most parts of the state, but at relatively modest levels.
• There were 42 additional hospitalizations reported, 14 from the previous week (week ending 2/25/12) and 28 from the most recent week. The cumulative total of hospitalizations is 245 from 32 counties. Due to reporting delays, it is expected that the number of influenza-associated hospitalizations for the week ending 3/03 will increase as cases diagnosed between 2/26– 3/03 are subsequently reported.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospital.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospital_by_county.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospitalized_ by_age.pdf
• Influenza-Like Illness reported by Kaiser Permanente for the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area remained at 1.5%. Influenza-like illness reported by Mesa County increased from 0.7% to 0.8%. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12KP_ILI.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12MESA_ILI.pdf
• Sentinel hospital labs (14/18 reporting) tested 839 specimens and provisionally 10.1% were positive (compared to 15.5% the previous week).
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Sentinel_Labs.pdf
• For the most recent week, 21 additional specimens (out of 27 submitted) tested positive for influenza by PCR at the state laboratory. Cumulatively, 446 (95.7%) of 466 PCR positive specimens have subtyped as H3, 18 (3.9%) as 2009 H1N1, and 2 (0.4%) have confirmed as type B.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12PCR_results.pdf
• One additional outbreak was reported during the previous week (week ending 2/25/12). No additional outbreaks were reported during the most recent week.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12_outbreak.pdf
To view the weekly Colorado Flu (surveillance) Report (available as of 3/7/12), go to:
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/index.html
Re: Colorado 2011-2012 Flu Season: Weeks 40-9 (Widespread)
Week 9: Widespread
For the week ending March 3rd, influenza activity remained about the same as the previous week. Influenza activity was present in most parts of the state, but at relatively modest levels.
• There were 42 additional hospitalizations reported, 14 from the previous week (week ending 2/25/12) and 28 from the most recent week. The cumulative total of hospitalizations is 245 from 32 counties. Due to reporting delays, it is expected that the number of influenza-associated hospitalizations for the week ending 3/03 will increase as cases diagnosed between 2/26– 3/03 are subsequently reported.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospital.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospital_by_county.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Hospitalized_ by_age.pdf
• Influenza-Like Illness reported by Kaiser Permanente for the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area remained at 1.5%. Influenza-like illness reported by Mesa County increased from 0.7% to 0.8%. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12KP_ILI.pdf
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12MESA_ILI.pdf
• Sentinel hospital labs (14/18 reporting) tested 839 specimens and provisionally 10.1% were positive (compared to 15.5% the previous week).
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12Sentinel_Labs.pdf
• For the most recent week, 21 additional specimens (out of 27 submitted) tested positive for influenza by PCR at the state laboratory. Cumulatively, 446 (95.7%) of 466 PCR positive specimens have subtyped as H3, 18 (3.9%) as 2009 H1N1, and 2 (0.4%) have confirmed as type B.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12PCR_results.pdf
• One additional outbreak was reported during the previous week (week ending 2/25/12). No additional outbreaks were reported during the most recent week.
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/11_12_outbreak.pdf
To view the weekly Colorado Flu (surveillance) Report (available as of 3/7/12), go to:
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/Influenza/index.html