Weekly Influenza & Respiratory
Illness Activity Report
A summary of influenza surveillance indicators prepared by the Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Prevention & Control
Week Ending December 17, 2016 | WEEK 50
All data are preliminary and may change as more information is received
Minnesota Influenza Geographic Spread
No Activity
Sporadic
Local
Regional
Widespread
During the week ending December 17, 2016 (Week 50),
surveillance indicators showed
local geographic spread of influenza.
Since the start of the influenza season,
0 pediatric influenza-related deaths
have been reported.
Based on CDC’s Activity Estimates Definitions: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/overview.htm
Minnesota Influenza Surveillance:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/flu/stats/
Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
World Health Organization (WHO) Surveillance: http://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/updates/en/
Neighboring states’ influenza information:
Iowa
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IdphArchive/Archive.aspx?channel=FluReports
Wisconsin
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/influenza/surveillance.htm
North Dakota http://www.ndflu.com/default.aspx
South Dakota http://doh.sd.gov/diseases/infectious/flu/
Minnesota Department of Health
651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414
www.health.state.mn.us
12/22/2016
Hospitalized Influenza Surveillance
Hospitalized influenza cases are based on disease reports of laboratory-positive influenza (via DFA, IFA, viral culture, EIA, rapid test, paired
serological tests or RT-PCR) and specimens from hospitalized patients with acute respiratory illness submitted to MDH-PHL by hospitals and
laboratories. Due to the need to confirm reports and reporting delays, consider current week data preliminary.
Hospitalized Influenza Cases by Type
Minnesota (FluSurv-NET*)
B (no genotype)
45
B (Yamagata)
40
A (not subtyped)
B (Victoria)
A H3
35
A H1 (unspecified)
A (H1N1)pdm09
30
Current week
A (H1N2v)
A (H3N2v)
25
A&B
20
Unknown
15
10
Number of Hospitalizations
Number of Hospitalizations
50
Hospitalized Influenza Cases by Season, Minnesota
(FluSurv-NET*)
750
700
650
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Current week
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
MMWR Week
5
0
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 2
4
6
8 10 12 14 16 18 20
MMWR Week
Hospitalizations
this week
Hospitalizations
last week
Total hospitalizations
(to date)
13
11
71
*Influenza Surveillance Network
Season
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
Total hospitalizations
(historic)
556
3,068
1,540
4,138
1,541
71 (to date)
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Hospitalized Influenza Surveillance (continued)
Incidence (cases) per
100,000 Persons
1.8
1.5
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.0
1.8
1.7
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Number of Hospitalizations
# of hospitalizations
Number of Influenza Hospitalizations and Incidence by
Age, Minnesota
October 2, 2016 – December 17, 2016
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
# of hospitalizations
Incidence (cases) per
100,000 Persons
0.9
0-4
Central
Metro
Northeast
Northwest
South Central
Southeast
Southwest
West Central
1.1
0.4
0.5
5-24
25-49
50-64
65+
Age Group (years)
Region
Region
5.1
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Hospitalizations per 100,000 Persons
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Hospitalizations per 100,000 Persons
Number of Hospitalizations
Number of Influenza Hospitalizations and Incidence by
Region, Minnesota
October 2, 2016 – December 17, 2016
Hospitalizations
this week
Total
(to date)
2 (15%)
7 (54%)
2 (15%)
0 (0%)
1 (8%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1 (8%)
7 (10%)
43 (61%)
2 (3%)
0 (0%)
2 (3%)
9 (13%)
4 (6%)
4 (6%)
Median age (years)
at time of admission
70.0
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Respiratory Disease Outbreak Surveillance
School Outbreaks
K-12 schools report an outbreak of influenza-like illness (ILI) when the number of students absent with ILI reaches 5% of total enrollment or
three or more students with ILI are absent from the same elementary classroom.
Number of influenza-like illness outbreaks
Influenza-like Illness (ILI) in Schools by Season
300
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
250
2015-16
2016-17
200
150
100
Current week
50
0
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
MMWR Week
New school
outbreaks this week
New school
outbreaks last week
Total this season
(to date)
7
1
18
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Respiratory Disease Outbreak Surveillance (continued)
Long-Term Care (LTC) Outbreaks
LTC facilities report to MDH when they suspect an outbreak of influenza in their facility. Laboratory-confirmed outbreaks are reported here.
Confirmed Influenza Outbreaks in LTC by Season
Number of lab-confirmed outbreaks
70
65
2012-13
60
2013-14
55
2014-15
50
2015-16
45
2016-17
40
35
30
25
20
Current week
15
10
5
0
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
MMWR Week
New LTC outbreaks
this week
New LTC outbreaks
last week
Total this season
(to date)
2
1
5
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Sentinel Provider Surveillance (Outpatients)
MDH collaborates with healthcare providers who report the total number of patients seen and the total number of those patients presenting to
outpatient clinics with influenza-like illness.
Percentage of Persons Presenting to Outpatient Clinics with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)
9
2012-13
Percent with Influenza-like Illness
8
2013-14
2014-15
7
2015-16
6
2016-17
5
4
Current week*
3
2
1
0
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
MMWR Week
% of outpatients with
ILI this week
% of outpatients with
ILI last week
0.6%
0.5%
*Indicates current week-data may be
delayed by 1 or more weeks
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Laboratory Surveillance
The MN Lab System (MLS) Laboratory Influenza Surveillance Program is made up of more than 310 clinic- and hospital-based laboratories,
voluntarily submitting testing data weekly. These laboratories perform rapid testing for influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Significantly fewer labs perform PCR testing for influenza and three also perform PCR testing for other respiratory viruses. MDH-PHL provides
further characterization of submitted influenza isolates to determine the hemagglutinin serotype to indicate vaccine coverage. Tracking the
laboratory results assists healthcare providers with patient diagnosis of influenza-like illness and provides an indicator of the progression of the
influenza season as well as prevalence of disease in the community.
Specimens Positive for Influenza by Molecular Testing*, by Week
25
B
Current week
A H3
20
A (H1N1) pdm09
2013-14 % + by PCR
15
2014-15 % + by PCR
2015-16 % + by PCR
2016-17 % + by PCR
10
30
25
20
15
10
5
5
0
Percent of positive molecular tests
Number of positive molecular tests
A (not subtyped)
35
0
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
MMWR Week
% molecular tests
positive this week
% molecular tests
positive last week
2.3%
1.6%
*Beginning in 2016-17, laboratories report
results for rapid molecular influenza tests
in addition to RT-PCR results
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Laboratory Surveillance (continued)
MLS Laboratories – Influenza Testing
MLS Laboratories – RSV Testing
Specimens Positive by Influenza Rapid Antigen Test, by Week
Specimens Positive by RSV Rapid Antigen Test, by Week
B+ (2015-16 Season)
100
45
2014-15% +
2015-16 % +
Current week
40
35
2016-17 % +
30
80
25
20
60
15
40
10
20
5
0
0
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
MMWR Week
Region
Northeast
South Central
Southwest
Southeast
Metro
Central
West Central
Northwest
State (overall)
% rapid antigen influenza tests +
(current week)
12%
10%
11%
0%
6%
9%
12%
8%
8%
140
Number of Positive RSV Tests
Number of Positive Influenza Specimens
120
2013-14 % +
160
120
100
Number +
2013-14 % +
2014-15 % +
2015-16 % +
Current week
2016-17 % +
80
60
40
20
0
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Percentage of Rapid Antigen RSV Tests Positive
140
A/B+ (2015-16 Season)
50
Percentage of Rapid Antigen Influenza Tests Positive
A+ (2015-16 Season)
160
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
MMWR Week
Region
Northeast
South Central
Southwest
Southeast
Metro
Central
West Central
Northwest
State (overall)
% rapid antigen RSV tests +
(current week)
0%
10%
40%
7%
42%
24%
38%
15%
34%
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Laboratory Surveillance (continued)
Minnesota Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project (MIISP)
Positive Respiratory Pathogens by PCR, by MMWR Week
Number Positive by RT-PCR
20
Influenza B
Influenza A H3
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09
Influenza A Unspecified
Influenza C
RSV
Human Metapneumovirus
Rhinovirus/Enterovirus
Adenovirus
Coronavirus NL63
Coronavirus OC43
Coronavirus 229E
Coronavirus HKU1
Parainfluenza-1
Parainfluenza-2
Parainfluenza-3
Parainfluenza-4
15
10
5
0
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52 1 2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
MMWR Week*
*Indicates current week-data may be delayed by 2 or more weeks
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Laboratory Surveillance (continued)
Severe Acute Respiratory Surveillance (SARI) - Inpatients
Positive Respiratory Pathogens by PCR, by MMWR Week
Parainfluenza 4
Parainfluenza 3
Parainfluenza 2
Parainfluenza 1
Coronavirus HKU1
75
Coronavirus 229E
Coronavirus OC43
Coronavirus NL63
Adenovirus
Rhinovirus/Enterovirus
70
Human Metapneumovirus
RSV
Influenza A Unspecified
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09
Influenza A H3
Influenza B
Legionella
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Influenza C
65
Bocavirus
Number Positive by RT-PCR
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
20
MMWR Week*
*Indicates current week-data may be delayed by 2 or more weeks
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Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
2016-2017 Influenza Season Week 49 ending December 10, 2016
National Influenza Surveillance (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
Viral Surveillance: The most frequently identified influenza virus subtype reported by public health laboratories during week 49 was influenza A (H3). The percentage of
respiratory specimens testing positive for influenza in clinical laboratories increased slightly.
Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality: The proportion of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was below the system-specific epidemic threshold in the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Mortality Surveillance System.
Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths: No influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported.
Influenza-associated Hospitalizations: A cumulative rate for the season of 1.7 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations per 100,000 population was
reported.
Outpatient Illness Surveillance: The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (ILI) was 1.9%, which is below the national baseline of 2.2%. Two regions reported
ILI at or above their region-specific baseline levels. Puerto Rico experienced high ILI activity, one state experienced moderate ILI activity, New York City and four states
experienced low ILI activity, 45 states experienced minimal ILI activity, and the District of Columbia had insufficient data.
Geographic Spread of Influenza: The geographic spread of influenza in Puerto Rico was reported as widespread; Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and seven states were
reported as regional; the District of Columbia and 22 states reported local activity; 20 states reported sporadic activity; and one state reported no activity.
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