Flu Bulletin - 2017-18 - Week 01

Data presented are for Week 01 (December 31st, 2017 to January 6th, 2018) and was extracted on January 10, 2018

Table 1. Assessment of Influenza activity in Windsor-Essex County for Week 01
Measure of activity Assessment compared to previous week (Lower, Similar, Higher) Reasoning
Laboratory-confirmed influenza cases Higher

23 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases reported (17 sporadic and 6 outbreak cases)

Influenza outbreaks Higher Five new influenza outbreaks reported this week (all are Influenza B)
Influenza activity levels Similar Localized activity reported
ILI & Respiratory ED Visits Similar 12% of all ED visits this week were due to ILI & Resp. syndrome. This signifies a 1.6% increase relative to the previous week.
Overall Assessment Higher  

Table 2. Number of laboratory confirmed influenza cases reported in Windsor-Essex County: Week 01 & 2017-18 season+
 

Influenza A

N (avg)

Influenza B

N (avg)

All Types

N (avg)

Week 01  5 (24)

18 (0)

23 (24)
Season 20 (60)  40 (0) 60 (60)

+Average of past five completed seasons reported in brackets


Table 3. Respiratory infection outbreaks in institutions: Week 01 and Total for the 2017-18 Influenza season
Aetiologic Agent/Organism Week 01 (%) Season (%)
Influenza A+ 0 (0%) 3 (13%)
Influenza B+ 5 (71%) 7 (30%)
Influenza A & B 0 (0%) 1 (4%)
Parainfluenza (all types) 0 (0%) 2 (9%)
No organism identified/unspecified 2 (29%) 10 (43%)
Total 7 23

+Includes combined outbreaks of Influenza and other microorganisms


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