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Kansas 2009-2010 Flu Season (Summary)

Re: Kansas-- Week 3

Re: Kansas-- Week 3

Week 3: Statewide influenza activity remains low in Kansas.

P&I: Fourty-six (9.6%) of the 630 deaths reported to KDHE during the week ending January 23rd were due to pneumonia or influenza. (total P&I deaths since Sep26: 630)

ILI: 1.2%

For the week ending January 23rd, 87 (66%) of 132 hospitals reported 319 patients admitted for pneumonia or influenza. Seventy‐three (22.9%) of these admissions were among children less than 5 years of age, more than twice the percentage reported during the previous week (10.5%). This increase may be due to hospitalizations for other seasonal causes of pneumonia, such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which primarily effects young children. The statewide rate of hospital admissions per 100 bed‐days remained steady at 0.58.

During the week ending January 23rd, 48 specimens were tested at KDHE Laboratories (KHEL). Of these, five (10.4%) were positive for influenza A (2009 H1N1). No other influenza A or B viruses were detected.
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_Epi_Reports.htm
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 6

Re: Kansas-- Week 6

Week 6:

ILI below 2% (Many sites did not submit ILI data by the reporting deadline; the regional and statewide percentages may rise or fall after these sites submit data.)

For the week ending February 13th, 78 (59%) of 132 hospitals reported 380 patients admitted for pneumonia or influenza. One-hundred and four (27.4%) of these admissions were among children less than 5 years of age. This is the fourth consecutive week in which greater than 20% of hospitalizations were among children less than 5 years of age. This increase may be due to hospitalizations for other seasonal causes of pneumonia, such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which primarily affects young children.

P&I: 6%
Percent positive: 13.2% (rising)
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_Epi_Reports.htm

RoRo found information indicating 28 deaths total for KS: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=141647
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 7 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 7 (total 28)

Week 7:

Forty-five (10%) of the 437 deaths reported to KDHE during the week ending February 20th were due to pneumonia or influenza. This is an increase from the week ending February 13th when 6% of all deaths in Kansas were attributed to pneumonia or influenza. A majority of the deaths reported this week continued to occur in individuals aged 65 years and older; however, one death was reported in a person between the ages of 5-18 years, one in a person between the ages of 25-49 years, and three in persons between the ages of 50-64 years.

The statewide percentages for elementary and middle schools both increased slightly from 9% and 10%, respectively, to 11%. High schools reporting 10% or greater absenteeism decreased slightly from 15% to 14%.

Percent Positive: 16% (increasing)
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/EPI_Reports/02-20-10/index.htm
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 8 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 8 (total 28)

Week 8:

ILI: 2.4% (baseline 1.8%) Reported ILI activity was highest in the northwest and northeast regions of the state (5.6% and 3.1%, respectively).

Rate of hospitalizations due to P&I has been slowly increasing since mid-Jan.

The statewide percentages for elementary and middle schools both decreased slightly from 11% to 9% and 10%, respectively. High schools reporting 10% or greater absenteeism remained at 14%. Many counties did not submit their data by the reporting deadline; statewide and regional percentages may rise or fall after these non‐reporting counties submit data. Additionally, these numbers represent total absenteeism from all causes, not only absenteeism due to influenza.

P&I: 6.3% (decreasing)
Percent positive: 15% (slight decrease from 16%) No other influenza A or B viruses were detected.
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_Epi_Reports.htm

RSV is near 25% and decreasing. This may be a state that has entered in to Wave 3
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 9 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 9 (total 28)

Week 9:

Percent positive: 31% (rising) No influenza B detected

The statewide percentage of patients seeking care for ILI at these clinics was 2.6% compared to 2.1% for the previous week. This is the fifth consecutive week that the statewide ILI rate has been 2% or above (4.05% in Northeast Region)

265 patients admitted for pneumonia or influenza. Sixty-two (23%) of these admissions were among children less than 5 years of age. This is the seventh consecutive week in which greater than 20% of hospitalizations were among this age group.

Thirty-one (6%) of the 485 deaths reported to KDHE during the week ending February 27th were due to pneumonia or influenza. This is a decrease from the week ending February 20th when 10% of all deaths in Kansas were attributed to pneumonia or influenza. A majority of the deaths reported this week continued to occur in individuals aged 65 years and older; however, four deaths were in persons between the ages of 50-64 years.

The percentage of schools reporting 10% or greater absenteeism decreased slightly across all school levels statewide, from 8.7 to 6.2 for elementary schools, from 10.3 to 8.7 for middle schools, and 13.7 to 10.3 for high schools. Many counties did not submit their data by the reporting deadline.
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/EPI_Reports/03-06-10/index.htm

RSV: 30% (slight rise)
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 10 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 10 (total 28)

Week 10:

ILI: 1.5% (decreasing)
Although the number of hospitals reporting decreased by 11% this week, the number of admissions increased by 20%. Seventy-two (21%) of these admissions were among children less than 5 years of age. This is the eighth consecutive week in which greater than 20% of hospitalizations were among this age group.

P&I: 8% (Eighty-five percent of all deaths due to pneumonia or influenza occur in individuals aged 65 years and older; however, one death was reported in a person between the ages of 0-4 years of age)

School absenteeism percentage decreased from previous week

Percent positive: 26% (No Influenza B detected) increasing
Average age of 1,450 lab-confirmed cases: 19 years old
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_Epi_Reports.htm
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 12 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 12 (total 28)

Week 12:

ILI: All regions reported less than 1% of patients seeking care for ILI except for the northwest region which reported 3.5%. (decrease)

For the week ending March 27, 73 (55%) of 132 hospitals reported 181 patients admitted for pneumonia or influenza. This is the lowest number of admissions since the beginning of October 2009.

P&I: 7%
Percent positive: about 5% (decrease)

Absenteeism: The statewide percentages for elementary and high schools both increased slightly from 3% to 5% and 5% to 7%, respectively. High schools reporting 10% or greater absenteeism decreased from 7% to 6%. The absenteeism rates for the week ending March 26th are compared to the rates from the week ending March 12th since many schools were on spring break for the week ending March 19th
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_Epi_Reports.htm
 
Re: Kansas-- Week 13 (total 28)

Re: Kansas-- Week 13 (total 28)

Week 13: low

In light of the continued low levels of influenza activity in Kansas, our surveillance system has been scaled down. Hospital‐based surveillance of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations and school absenteeism surveillance was suspended after the week ending April 3rd. While KDHE will continue outpatient surveillance through ILINet, and publish ILINet data on a weekly basis, the weekly status report will no longer be produced.

ILI: For the second consecutive week, all regions reported less than 1% of patients seeking care for ILI except for the northwest region which reported 2.6%.

Percent positive: 25%
P&I deaths: 9.6%
http://www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/EPI_Reports/04-03-10/index.htm
 
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