December brings slight increase in flu activity in the U.S.

The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu remains low, but is increasing

Flu activity increased slightly in the U.S. for the week ending Dec. 1, according to an article on the Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control website.

The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu remains low, but is increasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) most recent FluView report.

The CDC reported 383 laboratory-confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations from Oct. 1 through Dec. 1.

The overall flu-associated hospitalization rate was 1.3 per 100,000 population.

Read the article.

December 18, 2018

Topic Area: Infection Control

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