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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
Week 47: Local, moderate
ILI: 3.34%, above baseline
19.5% positive for influenza; majority A
48 total hospitalizations reported for the season; majority in ages 0-4 and 65+ http://health.state.ga.us/epi/flu/fluupd11.asp
Week 48: Regional, moderate
ILI: 3.06%, above baseline (majority ages 0-24)
~22% positive for influenza; majority A
71 total hospitalizations reported for the season; majority in ages 0-4 and 65+ 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
