Flu Report: Canada

Flu Report: Canada

National Flu Activity: November 15 - November 21, 2009 (Week 46)

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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

  • Nationally, the activity level reported this week decreased compared to the previous week. All influenza indicators declined during week 46.
  • A possible epidemic peak has been reached by all provinces and territories.
  • The Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 strain accounted for nearly 100% of the positive influenza A subtyped specimens this week.
  • The intensity of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in the population was still high with 1,554 hospitalizations, 243 ICU admissions and 61 deaths reported this week. Hospitalized cases occurred in all provinces and territories (P/T) that reported this week while the deaths were from all P/T except PE, NL and NU. From August 30 to November 21, 2009, a total of 5,507 hospitalized cases including 819 (14.9%) cases admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) as well as 203 deaths had been reported.

National Positive Flu Tests

  November 15 - November 21, 2009 Total Flu Season To Date (Sept. - Aug.)
  Flu H1N1 Flu H1N1
Alberta 6 203 4057 1416
British Columbia 0 345 563 5545
Manitoba 61 696 88 1243
New Brunswick 4 257 22 1666
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 64 0 925
Nova Scotia 3 116 22 715
Ontario 354 189 4135 3162
Prince Edward Island 0 11 2 95
Quebec 3 1475 44 9404
Saskatchewan 34 369 268 2029
Canada 465 3725 9201 26200

National H1N1 Statistics

  November 15 - November 21, 2009 Total Flu Season To Date (Sept. - Aug.)
  Hospitalizations Deaths Hospitalizations Deaths
Alberta 210 8 974 43
British Columbia 103 5 807 29
Manitoba 9 1 34 2
New Brunswick 47 4 126 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 96 0 235 7
Northwest Territories 2 1 44 1
Nova Scotia 139 2 204 3
Nunavut 8 0 2 0
Ontario 256 18 946 54
Prince Edward Island 10 0 46 0
Quebec 665 18 2056 49
Saskatchewan 6 3 19 7
Yukon 3 1 14 2
Canada 1554 61 5507 203

Information courtesy of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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