Division of Disease Control and Health Protection

Acute Respiratory Disease Surveillance

For more information about Novel Influenza A (H7N9) please go to http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/arboviral/zoonoses/Zoonotic-avian.html

Novel influenza:

• Eighteen confirmed cases of influenza A H3N2v infection have been reported since June, 2013. Michigan reported the two most recent cases in the last month. Since being first identified in the United States, CDC has reported 327 cases and one fatality.

• No cases of H3N2v infection have been reported in Florida. More information can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-cases.htm . The H3N2v strain originates from influenza that circulates in pigs. Nearly all people infected with H3N2v have reported direct or indirect contact with swine. No sustained human to human transmission has been identified.

• For current information on novel or pandemic strains of influenza (including avian or swine origin influenza A) visit http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/arboviral/zoonoses/Zoonotic-avian.html.

State:

• Influenza virus is circulating at very low levels in Florida, which is typical for this time of year.

• Emergency department (ED) and urgent care center (UCC) influenza-like illness (ILI) visits remain low, which is typical for this time of year.

  • In the Panhandle, Central, and South Florida, ILI visits decreased in the current week.

  • In the Northeast, ED and UCC visits for ILI increased in the current week.

• In weeks 35 and 36, no specimens were submitted for influenza testing at the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL).

  • Nationally (including Florida), almost all circulating influenza is a good match for the vaccine.

• In week 35, the preliminary estimated number of deaths due to pneumonia or influenza in Florida is lower than the seasonal baseline, based on previous years’ data. Estimated deaths due to pneumonia and influenza are identified using preliminary death certificate data viewed in ESSENCE-FL.
  
  
   

Influenza Fact Sheets

• Antiviral Usage: Influenza
• Influenza Fact Sheet for Home
• Influenza General Public Fact Sheet

Influenza Surveillance

• Florida Influenza Weekly Surveillance (Flu Review)
• Florida Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network

Resources for County Health Departments

• Guidelines for the Flu Lab Report in Merlin
• Influenza Case Report Forms

Additional Influenza Resources

• Training Opportunities
• The Flu In the United States (CDC)
• Press Release (December 28, 2010)

Other Acute Respiratory Disease Programs

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Additional Information

• Information for Directors of Long-Term Care Facilities
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
• Novel Influenza A H1N1 Outbreak: Florida Response Satellite Broadcast