Weekly Flu Report, October 25, 2019

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update

This week's report

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Highlights

• Influenza severity and Influenza-like illness activity for Massachusetts are low this week.
• The percent of influenza-associated hospitalizations in Massachusetts is comparable to the last two flu seasons in the same week.
• At this point in the 2019-2020 flu season, influenza A is more common than Influenza B, although few samples have been tested thus far.
• Nationally, flu activity is low but increasing, consistent with typical levels of activity at this time of year. However, high levels of activity are being reported in Louisiana and Puerto Rico.
• Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report at www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly and FluView Interactive www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluviewinteractive.htm.

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Additional Resources

Weekly Flu Report, October 25, 2019 (Accessible)

Date published:	October 25, 2019