fee Georgia Weekly Influenza Report DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Ben Eiken mer ees ‘Ane. GA 30303 Phone: 404-463-4625 Week 51 (December 18 — December 24, 2016) Synopsis Fe 404-657-7517 smal: Audrey Kankes@éph g2.g0v During week 51 there was high influenza-like illness ac with regional occurrences of sustained flu transmission. + Outpatient Illness Surveillance (ILINet): The proportion of outpatient a es Visits for ILI was 4.30%, which is above the Georgia baseline of 2.1%. pee Rweeee | © Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Georgia was REGIONAL during week 51 Metro Area Hospitalizations: There were |5 hospitalizations due to influ- enza infection during week 51. There have been 68 hospitalizations due to influenza so far this season. Influenza Related Deaths: There were 0 confirmed deaths due to influen- za, ity in Georgia Viral Surveillance: Of the 350 specimens tested by Georgia clinical labora- tories reporting to the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) during week 51, 42 (12.00%) were positive for influenza. Public Health Laboratories tested 8 specimens during week 51, 5 were positive for influenza. Reported Influenza Outbreaks: There were 0 outbreaks reported to pub- lic health during week SI RSV Viral Surveillance: Of the 149 specimens tested and reported by the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) and the National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories during week 51, the percent positive of ALL laboratory tests was 28.86%. Flu News Health Map Vaccine Finder \p my) Ne Sear: DP Gri Deparment ef Po Heathnn ILINet Provider Network Data DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Percentage of patients with ILI who visited an ILINet provider, Georgia, 2016-2017 and Selected Previous Seasons Percentage of patients with ILI reported by ILINet providers (olunteer providers who ‘report percentage of pa- ‘ents with ILI seen by their practice or facility weekly ‘This week there are cur- rently 50 ILINet providers reporting in Georgia.) Percentage elzlale|slelels|ale sieges islets alel=ls/=1/9ls|=l=lela| ox | nw bee wo [ owe | ae | Mey + Geogiatealne em a0i62017 —2015m16 —20142015, —z0it 202 20-2010 This Week: 4.3% of patients seen in ILINet Provider offices were seen with IL Note: The Georgia baseline is formulated by averaging IL! percentage during weeks of endemic ‘activity determined by laboratory results for infuenza, ILINet Patient Visits By Age Group Number of Patients Seen with ILI Among ILINet Providers by ‘Age Group, Georgi ILINet patient visits by age group ‘This graph displays the num- ber of patients seen at sent- nel provider offices. and diag- ‘nosed with ILI in the past ‘week. The data are stratified by age-group. Agena Years AgeS.24Yenrs Age 2S49Yenrs AgeSO.S¢ Years icurrene Week Last Week “Total isis = 44,667 Total L=1.919 Overall = 8.30 During week those under 24 years of age wore most often seen with IL symptoms by ILINet provid-Georgia ILI Intensity Indicator GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICHPALTH | Ill Activity Levels (1 - 10) correspond to the number of standard deviations away from the 3+ current week. This week the intensity level is: High = 10 ILI Activity Level Indica- __ tor - ILINet Weekly Influenza Intensity, Georgia, 2016-2017 year mean for t (This graph uses the propor- j tion of outpatient visits for ILI co measure the IL! sever- ty in Georgia) For a national eew, vst piled gov/ful weekly!) Influenza Activity - Geographic Dispersion Georgia, 2016-2017 Widerread Pe eee 1 Resor Council of State and Ter- ritorial Epidemiologists Report = Geographic Di persion (This graph reflects geo- sraphic dispersion and is not an indicator of influenza se- verity) ‘This Weal’s Flu Code is: REGIONAL (Outbreaks of influenza OR Increases in ILI cases and recent laboratory-confirmed influ- cenza cases in at least two but less than half the regions of the state with recent laborato- ry evidence of influenza in those regions in region with the outbreaks; virus activity is no {greater than sporadic in other regionsPercent of ILI Visits to Georgia Emergency Departments by MMWR Week Percent of IL visite For ALL STRATA by MMWR Week a3 4% S22 5 & 1 44 47 20 23 26 29 2 3 38 During week 51 the weekly percentage of patants seen for Il in Georgia Emergency Departments reporting co our syndromic survllnce sysem increased to 463% (from 3.86% during week 50). Number of Patient Visits with ILI Syndrome by Age Group (Weekly Data for 9/25/36 12/24/36 (000Georgia Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF Number of Hospitalizations Hospitalization Rate PUBLIC HEALTH crt a Cacti deste cee eer) 0-4 5-17 18-49 50-64 65+ Unknown, Total Influenza-associated Hospitalizations in the Eight County Metro Atlanta Area, 2016-2017 tions in the eight county metro Atlanta area 2016- 2017 (Emerging infections Program data) Georgia Influenza-Associated Deaths io Steen Influenza-associated Deaths, Georgia, 2016-2017 Influenza-Associated Deaths 2016-2017 Statewide (Influenza associated deaths are a notifi- able condition in Georgia)GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Georgia threshold of RSV season on- set and end RSV season onset is defined as the first week of two (2) consec- utive weeks when the: percent positive of ALL. lab confirmed tests are greater than or equal to 10%. The end of RSV season is now defined a the fist week of two consecutive weeks when the percent posi- tive of ALL lab con- firmed tests are less than 10%. RSV Season Sta- tus: ON eres ees Georgia Virologic Surveillance Data Influenza Positive Tests Reported to Public Health by Geogla Clinical Laboratories, ‘Georma, 2016-2017, Week 40-51 nett sets epenenene During week 51 Georgia clinical laboratories reporting ta NREVSS tested 350 specimens fr influenza, 42 (12%) were positive. Soth influenza A and 8 were identified. Note: No subtyping information wll be released from clinical laboratories Influenza Posie Tests from Public Health Laboratories, Georela, 2016-2017, Week 40-51 | Public Health Laboratories tested 22 specimens for influenza during week 51, 4 were positive for influenza A(H3N2) and I was positive for influenza B. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Surveillance Data Percent Poatve of RSV Tests By MMWR Week 2016-2017 Season