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Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-19 (One New Pediatric Death; Total Nine)

Missouriwatcher

Editor, Senior Moderator
Week 45: Local
Georgia recently updated surveillance to include weeks 44 and 45. Both are showing increases in ILI, yet below baseline. Daily graph of ILI shows steady increases since the beginning of November.

ILI: 1.96% (similar to last year at this time); an increase of 0.54% since last week. Regional baseline 2.3%; Georgia baseline ~2.8%.
~7.3% positive for influenza
RSV is above threshold
There have been a total of 11 influenza hospitalizations since the beginning of the season; majority 0-4 years.
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/flu/fluupd11.asp
 
Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-52 (One Death Reported; Total One)

Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-52 (One Death Reported; Total One)

Week 52: Widespread
1 death reported (age 29-64); total 1
59 new hospitalizations; total 332

During week 52 influenza activity increased in Georgia with widespread occurrences of sustained flu transmission.

ILI: 5.23%, which is above the Georgia baseline of 2.8%.

23.8% positive for influenza; majority A
Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There were 0 influenza-related outbreaks reported to public health during week 52 .

RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 473 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 52, 131 were positive and the average percent positive of ALL laboratory confirmed tests was 23.9%,above the season onset threshold of 10.0%.
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/flu/fluupd11.asp
 
Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-3 (Three New Adult Deaths; Total Four)

Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-3 (Three New Adult Deaths; Total Four)

Week 3: Regional, moderate
3 new adult deaths; total 4 (1 age 49-64 and 3 age 65 and over)
37 new hospitalizations; total 679 (third week of decline)

ILI: 3.11% (last week 3.7%) NOTE: third week of decline
13% positive for influenza
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/flu/fluupd11.asp
 
Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-8 (Six Total Deaths)

Re: Georgia 2012-13 Season: Weeks 45-8 (Six Total Deaths)

Week 8: Local, low
2 additional adult deaths; total 6 (1 age 49-64 and 5 age 65 and over)
A total of 920 hospitalizations have been reported

ILI: 2.34% (last week 2.55%)
17.4% positive for influenza
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/flu/fluupd11.asp
 
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