Update: Influenza Activity — United States, October 2, 2016–February 4, 2017

This report summarizes U.S. influenza activity* during October 2, 2016-February 4, 2017, and updates the previous summary (1). Influenza activity in the United States began to increase in mid-December, remained elevated through February 4, 2017, and is expected to continue for several more weeks. To...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2017-02, Vol.66 (6), p.159-166
Main Authors: Blanton, Lenee, Mustaquim, Desiree, Alabi, Noreen, Kniss, Krista, Kramer, Natalie, Budd, Alicia, Garg, Shikha, Cummings, Charisse N., Fry, Alicia M., Bresee, Joseph, Sessions, Wendy, Garten, Rebecca, Xu, Xiyan, Elal, Anwar Isa Abd, Gubareva, Larisa, Barnes, John, Wentworth, David E., Burns, Erin, Katz, Jacqueline, Jernigan, Daniel, Brammer, Lynnette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antiviral Agents - pharmacology
Biological products industry
Biomedical laboratories
Child
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Drug Resistance, Viral
Female
Full Report
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Influenza
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - drug effects
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H1N2 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - drug effects
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - genetics
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza A Virus, H7N2 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza B virus - drug effects
Influenza B virus - genetics
Influenza B virus - isolation & purification
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - mortality
Influenza, Human - virology
Male
Middle Aged
Outpatients - statistics & numerical data
Pneumonia - mortality
Population Surveillance
Pregnancy
Public health
Seasons
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:This report summarizes U.S. influenza activity* during October 2, 2016-February 4, 2017, and updates the previous summary (1). Influenza activity in the United States began to increase in mid-December, remained elevated through February 4, 2017, and is expected to continue for several more weeks. To date, influenza A (H3N2) viruses have predominated overall, but influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 and influenza B viruses have also been identified.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6606a2