Note: I apologize for not reporting on Georgia but I could not find an active link until today. I'll start with week week 49 because that is the first week the state had reported flu deaths. Unfortunately, week 50 (ending Dec 14) is the most current week listed.
MMWR wk 52 reported 1 pediatric death for Georgia but I won't put that in the subject line until I have Georgia's week 52 report.
https://dph.georgia.gov/flu-activity-georgia
Week 49, ending Dec 7
? Influenza Related Deaths: There were 2 confirmed deaths due to influenza during week 49.
Age Groups:
18-49: 1
50-64: 1
? Metro Area Hospitalizations: There were 31 hospitalizations due to influenza in-fection in week 49.
? Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There was 1 influenza-related outbreak reported to public health during week 49.
? Geographic Spread of Influenza: MINIMAL
? Outpatient Illness Surveillance (ILINet): The proportion of outpatient visits for ILI was 2.89%, which is below the Georgia baseline of 3.2%.
? Viral Surveillance: Of the 1,616 Specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Sur-veillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 49, 322 (19.9%) were positive for influenza.
? RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 560 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Pub-lic Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance Sys-tem (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 49, 22.5% percent were positive for Respiratory syncytial virus, above the season onset threshold of 10.0%.
https://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/Immunizations/Flu/Weekly Flu Report 492013.pdf
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Week 50, ending Dec 14
? Influenza Related Deaths: There was 1 confirmed death due to influenza during week 50.
Age Groups:
18-49: 1
50-64: 2
Total: 3 (For confirmation, these data are delayed)
? Metro Area Hospitalizations: There were 53 hospitalizations due to influenza in-fection in week 50.
0-4: 35 (14.9%)
5 -17: 24 (10.2%)
18 - 49: 89 (37.9%)
50 - 64: 52 (22.1%)
65+: 35 (14.9%)
Total: 235 (For confirmation, these data are delayed)
? Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There were 0 influenza-related outbreak report-ed to public health during week 50.
? Geographic Spread of Influenza: MINIMAL
? Outpatient Illness Surveillance (ILINet): The proportion of outpatient visits for ILI was 2.53%, which is below the Georgia baseline of 3.2%.
? Viral Surveillance: Of the 1,740 Specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Sur-veillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 50, 339 (19.5%) were positive for influenza.
? RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 521 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Pub-lic Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance Sys-tem (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 50, 22.5% percent were positive for Respiratory syncytial virus, above the season onset threshold of 10.0%.
https://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/Immunizations/Flu/Weekly Flu Report 502013.pdf
MMWR wk 52 reported 1 pediatric death for Georgia but I won't put that in the subject line until I have Georgia's week 52 report.
https://dph.georgia.gov/flu-activity-georgia
Week 49, ending Dec 7
? Influenza Related Deaths: There were 2 confirmed deaths due to influenza during week 49.
Age Groups:
18-49: 1
50-64: 1
? Metro Area Hospitalizations: There were 31 hospitalizations due to influenza in-fection in week 49.
? Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There was 1 influenza-related outbreak reported to public health during week 49.
? Geographic Spread of Influenza: MINIMAL
? Outpatient Illness Surveillance (ILINet): The proportion of outpatient visits for ILI was 2.89%, which is below the Georgia baseline of 3.2%.
? Viral Surveillance: Of the 1,616 Specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Sur-veillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 49, 322 (19.9%) were positive for influenza.
? RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 560 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Pub-lic Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance Sys-tem (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 49, 22.5% percent were positive for Respiratory syncytial virus, above the season onset threshold of 10.0%.
https://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/Immunizations/Flu/Weekly Flu Report 492013.pdf
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Week 50, ending Dec 14
? Influenza Related Deaths: There was 1 confirmed death due to influenza during week 50.
Age Groups:
18-49: 1
50-64: 2
Total: 3 (For confirmation, these data are delayed)
? Metro Area Hospitalizations: There were 53 hospitalizations due to influenza in-fection in week 50.
0-4: 35 (14.9%)
5 -17: 24 (10.2%)
18 - 49: 89 (37.9%)
50 - 64: 52 (22.1%)
65+: 35 (14.9%)
Total: 235 (For confirmation, these data are delayed)
? Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There were 0 influenza-related outbreak report-ed to public health during week 50.
? Geographic Spread of Influenza: MINIMAL
? Outpatient Illness Surveillance (ILINet): The proportion of outpatient visits for ILI was 2.53%, which is below the Georgia baseline of 3.2%.
? Viral Surveillance: Of the 1,740 Specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Sur-veillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 50, 339 (19.5%) were positive for influenza.
? RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 521 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Pub-lic Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance Sys-tem (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 50, 22.5% percent were positive for Respiratory syncytial virus, above the season onset threshold of 10.0%.
https://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/Immunizations/Flu/Weekly Flu Report 502013.pdf
