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Source: http://www.ok.gov/health/Disease,_Pr...iew/index.html
Report for Week Ending
October 17, 2009
? 18.3% of patients statewide met the criteria for
influenza-like illness1 (ILI) for the current
reporting week, which is an increase from the
16.1% (436/2701) reported during the week
ending Oct. 10;
? 49.1% of patients seen for ILI by sentinel
physicians were in the 5-24 year age group; and
? The Public Health Laboratory (PHL) tested 109
specimens, of which 88 (80.7%) were positive
for influenza. All of the positive specimens were
confirmed as swine-origin influenza A (H1N1).
Influenza Hospitalization and Mortality Surveillance September 1 - October 17, 2009:
? 504 reported cases of influenza-associated
hospitalizations;
? 308 (61%) of the 504 hospitalizations were in
patients less than 19 years of age;
? 58 patients have been admitted to the ICU, of
which 20 (34%) patients were under 19 years of
age;
? 31 (6%) hospitalization were pregnant women;
? 5 influenza-associated deaths were reported
during October 11 ? 17, 2009 resulting in a total
of 11 deaths since influenza mortality
surveillance began on September 1, 2009:
o Reported deaths were among individuals in
the following age groups: 4 were children less
than 19 years of age; 5 were adults 25-49
years of age; 1 was an adult 50-64 years of
age; 1 was an adult 65 years and older; and
o County of residence: Carter, Cleveland (2),
Tulsa (4), Comanche, Oklahoma, LeFlore,
and Noble.
Report for Week Ending
October 17, 2009
? 18.3% of patients statewide met the criteria for
influenza-like illness1 (ILI) for the current
reporting week, which is an increase from the
16.1% (436/2701) reported during the week
ending Oct. 10;
? 49.1% of patients seen for ILI by sentinel
physicians were in the 5-24 year age group; and
? The Public Health Laboratory (PHL) tested 109
specimens, of which 88 (80.7%) were positive
for influenza. All of the positive specimens were
confirmed as swine-origin influenza A (H1N1).
Influenza Hospitalization and Mortality Surveillance September 1 - October 17, 2009:
? 504 reported cases of influenza-associated
hospitalizations;
? 308 (61%) of the 504 hospitalizations were in
patients less than 19 years of age;
? 58 patients have been admitted to the ICU, of
which 20 (34%) patients were under 19 years of
age;
? 31 (6%) hospitalization were pregnant women;
? 5 influenza-associated deaths were reported
during October 11 ? 17, 2009 resulting in a total
of 11 deaths since influenza mortality
surveillance began on September 1, 2009:
o Reported deaths were among individuals in
the following age groups: 4 were children less
than 19 years of age; 5 were adults 25-49
years of age; 1 was an adult 50-64 years of
age; 1 was an adult 65 years and older; and
o County of residence: Carter, Cleveland (2),
Tulsa (4), Comanche, Oklahoma, LeFlore,
and Noble.