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H1N1 Symptoms on Decline Across the Country, But Still Highly Elevated for This Time of Year

Statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on December 5th, current through November 28th, show that all key indicators for H1N1 symptoms during the week of November 22-28 have decreased from the previous week; however, most remain highly elevated for the time of year.

Spread of H1N1 Symptoms

During week 47, the following influenza activity was reported:

• Widespread influenza activity was reported by 25 states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia).
• Regional influenza activity was reported by 17 states (Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington).
• Local influenza activity was reported by the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and six states (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin).
• Sporadic influenza activity was reported by Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and two states (Colorado and Wyoming).

Hospitalization and Death Due to H1N1 Swine Flu Symptoms

The number of deaths attributed to Pneumonia and Influenza (P&I) continues to decline, but still squeaked by just above the epidemic level of 7.1% for week 47, at 7.2% of all deaths.

This includes 17 pediatric deaths, of which 12 were confirmed to be caused by pandemic 2009 influenza A H1N1 symptoms, and five with an influenza A virus of undetermined subtype.  This brings the total flu-related child deaths since the beginning of flu season to 189, and the total laboratory-confirmed H1N1 deaths in children to 210.

Hospitalizations also continued to drop across all age groups, but is well above the level expected for week 47, especially young children, ages 0-4.

Other H1N1 Statistics Included in the Report

• There was a sharp decline in the percentage of tested samples that showed positive for influenza, down to a mere 15.4%.  
• Novel 2009 H1N1 remains by far the most common influenza virus circulating; of those samples that had both type and subtype confirmed, there were 6 influenza B, 1 seasonal influenza A H3, and the remaining 708 cases were H1N1 swine flu.

Map courtesy of the CDC

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