Flu Report: Canada

Flu Report: Canada

National Flu Activity: December 13 - December 19, 2009 (Week 50)

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  • No Activity
  • Sporadic
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National Flu Activity Map

Nova Scotia New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut Northwest Territories Yukon British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Prince Edward Island

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National Summary

  • On week 50, low levels of influenza activity were reported across Canada and all the influenza indicators had declines for at least five consecutive weeks.
  • The ILI consultation rate was below the expected range for this time of the year and only 3.7% of the specimens tested were positive for influenza. The Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 strain still accounted for nearly 100% of the positive influenza A subtyped specimens this week.
  • The number of hospitalized cases (79 vs. 159), ICU admissions (21 vs. 40) and deaths (11 vs. 21) reported this week are about half of those reported last week, and approximately one quarter of those reported two weeks ago (week 48). Among reporting provinces and territories (PTs) this week, deaths were from BC, AB, SK, ON & QC.
  • From August 30 to December 19, 2009, a total of 6,951 hospitalized cases including 1,113 (16.0%) cases admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) as well as 324 (4.7%) deaths had been reported.

National Positive Flu Tests

  December 13 - December 19, 2009 Total 2009-2010 Flu Season to Date (Aug 30 - Last Report)
  Flu H1N1 Flu H1N1
Alberta 1 13 99 5345
British Columbia 0 13 566 5785
Manitoba 1 28 126 1758
New Brunswick 0 2 22 1829
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 0 951
Nova Scotia 0 0 31 750
Ontario 7 17 4331 3518
Prince Edward Island 0 1 2 101
Quebec 1 34 49 10625
Saskatchewan 0 3 300 2293
Canada 10 111 5526 32955

National H1N1 Statistics

  December 13 - December 19, 2009 Total 2009-2010 Flu Season to Date (Aug 30 - Last Report)
  Hospitalizations Deaths Hospitalizations Deaths
Alberta 9 1 1130 58
British Columbia 5 1 986 47
Manitoba 9 0 141 3
New Brunswick n/a 0 162 7
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0 262 16
Northwest Territories 0 0 46 1
Nova Scotia 1 0 266 6
Nunavut 0 0 5 0
Ontario 38 5 1378 93
Prince Edward Island 0 0 49 0
Quebec 14 3 2475 79
Saskatchewan 3 1 37 11
Yukon 0 0 14 3
Canada 79 11 6951 324

Information courtesy of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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