sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Re: Florida 2012-13 Season: Week 40
Re: Florida 2012-13 Season: Week 40
Most Florida counties reported mild or no influenza activity.
Twenty-two counties reported increasing influenza activity.
Emergency department (ED) and urgent care center (UCC) influenza-like illness (ILI) visits have increased overall in recent weeks. In emergency departments and urgent care centers reporting to ESSENCE-FL, the statewide percent of emergency department visits for ILI is at or near typical levels for this time of year in all regions of Florida.
In Florida, the most common influenza subtype detected at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) in recent weeks has been influenza A (2009 H1N1).
In week 40, 25 of 40 specimens submitted for influenza testing at BPHL tested PCR positive for influenza A (2009 H1N1) and two tested positive for influenza A unspecified. In the 2012-2013 influenza season, Influenza B, influenza A (H3) and influenza A (2009 H1N1) were all detected. All of these are seasonal strains of influenza.
One influenza or ILI outbreak (epidemiologically linked cases of influenza in a single setting) was reported in week 40.
http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseas...lu-review.pdf#search="influenza week 39 2013"
Re: Florida 2012-13 Season: Week 40
Most Florida counties reported mild or no influenza activity.
Twenty-two counties reported increasing influenza activity.
Emergency department (ED) and urgent care center (UCC) influenza-like illness (ILI) visits have increased overall in recent weeks. In emergency departments and urgent care centers reporting to ESSENCE-FL, the statewide percent of emergency department visits for ILI is at or near typical levels for this time of year in all regions of Florida.
In Florida, the most common influenza subtype detected at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL) in recent weeks has been influenza A (2009 H1N1).
In week 40, 25 of 40 specimens submitted for influenza testing at BPHL tested PCR positive for influenza A (2009 H1N1) and two tested positive for influenza A unspecified. In the 2012-2013 influenza season, Influenza B, influenza A (H3) and influenza A (2009 H1N1) were all detected. All of these are seasonal strains of influenza.
One influenza or ILI outbreak (epidemiologically linked cases of influenza in a single setting) was reported in week 40.
http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseas...lu-review.pdf#search="influenza week 39 2013"