Update: influenza activity--United States, January 11-17, 2004.
The number of states reporting widespread influenza activity continued to decrease during the reporting week of January 11-17, 2004. Health departments in five states reported widespread influenza activity. A total of 31 states and New York City reported regional activity, eight states reported local activity, and sporadic activity was reported by six states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) continued to decrease in all surveillance regions during the week ending January 17. For the first time since the reporting week ending November 8, 2003, the national percentage for ILI (2.0%) declined below the national baseline of 2.5%. The percentage of specimens testing positive for influenza also decreased, but the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was unchanged.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology