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The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department is confirming the first influenza-associated pediatric death in Austin/Travis County. Officials say the child did test positive for the rapid A influenza test and that the child had several underlying health conditions.
The death brings the total number of flu deaths this season to nine. Two adults were less than 60-years-old and the six adults were 60 and older.
Texas Influenza Surveillance Report
2014?2015 Season/2015 MMWR Week 10
(March 08, 2015 ? March 14, 2015)
Report produced on 3/20/2015
Summary
Overall, influenza activity remained about the same in Texas compared to last week. Texas influenza-like illness (ILI)
indicators demonstrated a very marginal increase compared to last week. The percentage of specimens positive for
influenza increased compared to last week, and the proportion of influenza positive results that were identified as
influenza B continued to increase. ILI activity remains above the 2014-2015 state ILINet baseline of 5.42%.
... https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589992403
Despite the warming temperatures and blooming flowers, flu activity increased in Dallas County with 11.8 percent of tests returning positive in mid-March.
