Re: PAHO: Interactive Map and Charts for Western Hemisphere -- Week 7
Re: PAHO: Interactive Map and Charts for Western Hemisphere -- Week 7
# In the Caribbean, Jamaica reported an increasing trend in acute respiratory disease
# Central American countries reported decreasing or unchanged trends in acute respiratory disease, except Panama which reported an increasing trend
# South American countries reported unchanged trends in acute respiratory disease.
# In North America, a median of 87.3% of subtyped influenza A viruses were pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Jamaica reported widespread influenza activity, Bahamas reported regional influenza activity and Dominica reported no activity. Jamaica reported an increasing trend in acute respiratory disease while Bahamas and Dominica reported unchanged trends. These countries reported low/moderate intensity of acute respiratory disease and low impact of acute respiratory disease on health care services.
El Salvador and Panama reported no influenza activity while Guatemala reported localized influenza activity. El Salvador and Guatemala reported unchanged or decreasing trends in acute respiratory diseases while Panama reported an increasing trend. All these countries reported low/moderate intensity of acute respiratory disease and low impact of acute respiratory disease on the health care services.
Peru reported widespread influenza activity and Bolivia reported no influenza activity. Both countries reported unchanged trends in acute respiratory disease, low/moderate intensity of acute respiratory disease and low impact of acute respiratory disease on health care services. (2 new deaths reported this week in Peru)
Influenza activity was reported as widespread in Argentina and regional in Brazil. These countries reported unchanged trends of acute respiratory disease, low/moderate intensity of acute respiratory disease, and low impact of acute respiratory disease on health care services.
Argentina reported a low incidence of ILI this week (less than 0.5 per 100,000 population).
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