Overview Surveillance for the 2018-2019 influenza season officially began on September 30, 2018, and will run through May 18, 2019. The Colorado Flu Report is published weekly on Tuesdays to provide a concise and up-to-date summary of influenza activity in Colorado. Current surveillance activities include monitoring the following: - Hospitalizations due to influenza
- Influenza-like illness (ILI) visits at outpatient facilities
- Positivity trends of influenza testing activity by sentinel hospital labs
- Outbreaks of influenza in long-term care facilities (LTCF)
- Influenza-associated pediatric deaths
- Pneumonia and influenza mortality
Summary for the week ending Oct. 13, 2018. - Two influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported since the official beginning of the 2018-19 season.
- Prior to the official start of the 2018-19 season, 1 outbreak in a long term care facility and 6 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported in the month of September.
- Influenza-like illness (ILI) reported by Kaiser Permanente (which includes providers from the North Central, Northeast, Northwest, South and South Central regions of the state) increased from 3.03% to 3.65%. ILI is below baseline levels.
- Sentinel hospital labs (20 of 23 reporting) tested 797 specimens and 3 (0.4%) were positive for influenza.
- No influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported thus far.
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