FluView: 2012-2013 Influenza Season Week 2 ending January 12, 2013

[Last weeks statistics will be in brackets in green, for comparison purposes.  This report can be found under Worldwide Update on Influenza Activity, located on the right side-bar of the blog "CDC:  Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report FluView".  ]

 

Synopsis:

During week 2 (January 6-12), influenza activity remained elevated in the United States, but decreased in some areas.

• Viral Surveillance: Of 12,360 [ 12,876 ] specimens tested and reported by collaborating laboratories, 3,638 (29.4%) [ 4,222 (32.8%) ] were positive for influenza.
• Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was above [ slightly above ]  the epidemic threshold.
• Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths: Nine [ Two ] influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
• Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations: A cumulative rate for the season of 18.8 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was reported. Among all cases, 49.6% were in adults 65 years and older.
• Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 4.6% [ 4.3% ]; this is above the national baseline of 2.2%. All 10 regions reported ILI above region-specific baseline levels. Thirty states [ Twenty-four ] and New York City experienced high ILI activity; 10 states experienced moderate activity; 7 states experienced low activity; 3 states experienced minimal activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.

Full Report:  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/