2009 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
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2009 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
Situation Update
May 21, 2010 11:30 am MST
Each week DOH analyzes information about influenza disease activity in New Mexico and publishes findings of key flu indicators. Please bookmark this page and visit often; we will be updating information here frequently.
Key Flu Indicators
Influenza-Like Illness
- For the week ending 5/15/10, visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) in New Mexico decreased slightly from 2.0% to 1.5% (Figure 1).
The Northeast region had the same percentage of outpatient visits for ILI. The Southeast region percentage increased slightly. The percentage of outpatient visits for ILI in all other regions decreased (Figure 2). The percentages of outpatient visits for ILI in New Mexico regions were: 0.3% in Northeast, 2.6% in Northwest, 2.7% in Central, 0.4% in Southwest and 3.1% in Southeast.
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Percent of sentinel provider visits due to influenza-like illness (ILI) New Mexico and United States, week ending May 15, 2010
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Percent of sentinel provider visits due to influenza-like illness (ILI)
New Mexico, week ending May 15, 2010
Graph 2
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- As of 5/15/10, there have been 58 deaths related to laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in New Mexico. There are 2 newly reported deaths that occurred in April: a 72 year-old female from McKinley county with chronic medical conditions and a 73 year-old female from Taos county with chronic medical conditions. Table 2 summarizes deaths by county of residence.
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Cumulative Lab-Confirmed Influenza Deaths by County of Residence
(Posted May 21, 2010, 11:00 AM MT, as of May 15, 2010)
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Hospitalizations by County
- Starting 10/12/09 the case definition for laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizations was expanded to include patients with positive rapid influenza and influenza fluorescent antibody tests. Previously the case definition only considered positive RT-PCR and viral culture results as confirmatory. This change was made to more accurately represent the burden of influenza-related hospitalizations in New Mexico.
As of 5/15/10, there have been 1056 hospitalizations related to laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in New Mexico, an increase of 1 in the seasonal total from last week. Figure 3 shows number of hospitalizations by week of admission. Table 1 summarizes hospitalizations by county of residence.
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Cumulative lab-confirmed influenza hospitalizations by county of residence New Mexico, week ending May 15, 2010
Lab-confirmed influenza hospitalizations by week of admission
New Mexico, week ending May 15, 2010
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2009 H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)
