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Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 21

Pathfinder

Editor, Senior Moderator
Department of Health and Community Services
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
2011/2012 Season
Jan. 29-Feb. 4, Week 5
Influenza Weekly Report

3 new Influenza B cases for a total of 36 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [35 B, 1 A(H3)]

Weekly influenza percent positive: 23.8%

NL influenza indicators remain within expected levels for this time of year
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Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_5.pdf

Previous report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/informationandsurveillance.html#influenza

 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 5

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 5

Feb. 5-Feb. 11, Week 6
Influenza Weekly Report

8 new Influenza B cases for a total of 44 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [42 B, 1 A(H3), 1 A (untyped)]

45% of cases are among school-aged children (ages 5-19)

NL influenza indicators remain within expected levels for this time of year

Canadian Influenza activity continues to increase gradually; activity remains low in the Territories and in a few other regions across the country

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_6.pdf
 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 7

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 7

Feb. 12-Feb. 18, Week 7
Influenza Weekly Report

Summary

7 new Influenza B cases for a total of 50 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [47 B, 1 A(H3), 2 A(untyped)]

Weekly % positive = 17%

46% of cases are among school-aged children (ages 5-19)

NL influenza indicators have increased but remain within expected levels for this time of year

Canadian Influenza activity increased this week; activity remains low in the Territories and in a few other regions across the country

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_7.pdf
 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 8

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 8

Feb. 19-Feb. 25, Week 8

Department of Health and Community Services
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Influenza Weekly Report

Summary


20 new Influenza B cases for a total of 77 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [72 B, 1 A(H3), 4
A (untyped)]

Weekly % positive = 31%

48% of cases are among school-aged children (ages 5-19)

NL influenza indicators have increased but remain within expected levels for this time of year

Canadian Influenza activity has increased slightly from week 7; activity remains low in the Territories and in a few other regions across the country

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_8.pdf
 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 9

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 9

2011/2012 Season
Feb. 26-Mar. 3, Week 9

Department of Health and Community Services
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Influenza Weekly Report

10 new Influenza B cases for a total of 100 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [93 B, 1 A(H3),

1 A(H1N1)pdm09, 5 A (untyped)]

Weekly % positive = 37%

44% of cases are among school-aged children (ages 5-19)
HealthLine and Google Flu influenza indicators have increased dramatically in week 9, but remain within expected levels for this time of year

Influenza activity in Canada continued to increase in week 9 compared to previous weeks

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_9.pdf
 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 10

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 10

Mar. 4-Mar. 10, Week 10

Department of Health and Community Services
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Influenza Weekly Report

15 new Influenza cases for a total of 121 laboratory-confirmed cases in NL [109 B, 1 A(H3), 1 A(H1N1)pdm09, 10 A (untyped)]

Weekly % positive = 38%

45% of cases are among school-aged children (ages 5-19)

HealthLine and Google Flu influenza indicators remain high but within expected levels for this time of year

Influenza activity in Canada remains similar to previous weeks

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_10.pdf
 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 10

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 10

Apr. 1-Apr. 7, Week 14
Influenza Weekly Report

Summary

4 new Influenza cases for a total of 230 laboratory-confirmed cases (note: data not submitted from Central RHA but will be updated in the week 15 report); Weekly % positive = 37.8%

HealthLine and Google Flu indicators have decreased from previous weeks

Circulating influenza B in NL appears to be a match to the recommended influenza B component of the 2011/2012 influenza vaccine; influenza A viruses in NL have yet to be characterized, but nationally there appears to be a good match to the influenza A component of the vaccine

Full report:
http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/flu/2012_week_14.pdf

Previous reports:
Week 13 March 25-31, 2012
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Week 12 March 18-24, 2012
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Week 11 March 11-17, 2012
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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 15

Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 15

Department of Health and Community Services
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
2011/2012 Season 1

Apr. 8-Apr. 14, Week 15
Influenza Weekly Report

6 new Influenza cases for a total of 255 laboratory-confirmed cases; Weekly % positive = 23.8%

38% of cases are in the age group 5-19 years

HealthLine and Google Flu indicators have decreased from previous weeks

Circulating influenza B in NL appears to be a match to the recommended influenza B component of the 2011/2012 influenza vaccine; influenza A viruses in NL have yet to be characterized, but nationally there appears to be a good match to the influenza A component of the vaccine


 
Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Influenza Weekly Report 2011/2012 Season Week 21

2011/2012 Season
May 20-May 26, Week 21

Influenza Weekly Report

2 new Influenza cases in week 20, all influenza A; Weekly % positive = 29.0%
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The majority of respiratory calls for the 2011/2012 influenza season are for the age group of 0-4 years (46%), followed by 25-44 years (17%), and 5-14 years (15%)


Full report:
 
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