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Nebraska Influenza Surveillance Report 2020-21 Influenza Season, Week 48

(All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received.)

December 4, 2020

Synopsis for Week Ending November 28th, 2020

The Nebraska influenza surveillance system is a collaborative effort between DHHS and its many partners in the state including, local health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, vital statistics offices, healthcare providers, clinics and emergency departments. Indicators from Nebraska's influenza surveillance systems (laboratory testing, sentinel provider visits, influenza hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and school absences due to illness) showed that influenza levels are very low but influenza continues to be an important public health issue to be aware of during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SUMMARY STATS

Percent of influenza tests positive

Percent of RSV rapid tests positive Percent of outpatient visits for ILI1 Influenza-associated hospitalizations2 Percent of emergency department visits due to ILI3 Percent school absence due to illness4

0.29% (3/1050) 6.73% (14/208) 1.96% (state baseline 1.99%) 53 inpatients (608 cumulative)

1.28% NA-holiday

Number of schools with 11% absence due

to illness

NA-holiday

Number of influenza and other respiratory disease outbreaks reported (Cumulative) 0

Influenza-associated mortality-all ages

(Cumulative)5

0

1 ILI: Influenza-like Illness is defined as a fever of 100? F as well as cough and/or sore throat 2 Hospitalizations due to ILI are voluntarily reported through a weekly survey of Nebraska hospitals 3 Visits due to ILI are collected by syndromic surveillance received from Nebraska hospitals 4 Percent school absence due to illness are reported through a weekly survey of Nebraska schools 5 Deaths in which influenza is listed on the death certificate and lab confirmed. This is an underestimate of influenza-related deaths Cumulative is 9/27/2020-current week

National Summary: Please see

International Summary: Please see

2020 Novel Coronavirus Information: ncov Please visit the DHHS influenza webpage for more influenza information.

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Laboratory Surveillance

Voluntary submission of isolates by clinical virology laboratories to the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) for influenza surveillance. Reporting by Nebraska laboratories of positive test results and total number of respiratory virus specimens tested.

Influenza Diagnostic Testing

This surveillance system counts influenza diagnostic tests performed and if they are positive or negative. When there is little influenza circulating in the community, specimens that test positive on a rapid antigen test have a greater likelihood of being "false positive" and require careful clinical correlation. As influenza circulates more widely in the population, specimens that test positive are more likely to be "true positive" and reflect actual influenza infection.

47 of 85 hospital laboratories reported data for the past week. Of the 1,050 influenza diagnostic tests reported, 0.19% (n=2) were positive for influenza A and 0.1% (n=1) positive for influenza B.

Influenza Diagnostic Test Surveillance 2020-2021

Season-to-Date (September 27- November 28, 2020) Totals

All Influenza

Influenza A

Influenza B

Total Positive Total Tests Performed % Positive

57 13901 0.41%

percentage of flu positives

23

34

40.35%

59.65%

Surveillance Week Data (Nov. 22-28, 2020)

All Influenza

Influenza A

Influenza B

Total Positive

3

percentage of flu positives

Total Tests Performed

1050

2

1

% Positive

0.29%

66.67%

33.33%

RSV

Total Positive Total Tests Performed % Positive

Season-to-Date

52 4055 1.28%

Surveillance Week

14 208 6.73%

Of the specimens that were able to be typed for influenza type A, there has been: 1 flu A H3N2 0 flu A 2009 H1N1

0 influenza B specimens were tested to determine lineage 0 B/Yamagata 0 B/Victoria

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Laboratory Surveillance

Year-to-Year Comparison

2000 1800

Positive Influenza Laboratory Tests by Nebraska Laboratories

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

1600

1400

Positive Influenza

Positive Influenza

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 MMWR Week

Positive Influenza Laboratory Tests by Nebraska Laboratories

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 500

400

300

200

100

0

45

46

47

48

MMWR Week

number positive tests number positive tests

Total Positive Influenza A Laboratory Tests

by Nebraska Laboratories

1,800

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

MMWR Week

Total Positive Influenza B Laboratory Tests

by Nebraska Laboratories

1,200

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

1,000

800

600

400

200

0 40 42 44 46

48 50 52

2468 MMWR Week

10 12 14 16 18 20

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Outpatient Surveillance--ILINet

Voluntary reporting by a statewide network of sentinel clinicians of the number of patients presenting with influenza-like illness (ILI) and the total number of patient visits by age group each week.

Sentinel Provider Surveillance: 11 of the 17 sentinel-site physician offices in Nebraska which are designated to track ILI reported data for the surveillance week. Of 1,018 total patient visits reported, 120 (1.96%) met ILI criteria.

Percent Positive

Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Reported by the

Nebraska Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet)

2018-2021

7

2018-19

6

2019-20

2020-21

5

State Baseline

4

3

2

1

0

MMWR Week

ILINet for week ending Nov. 28th, 2020

Age 0-4 Age 5-24 Age 25-49 Age 50-64 Age over 64 Total ILI Total patients

2

5

7

4

2

20

1018

0.20% 0.49% 0.69% 0.39%

0.20%

% ILI 1.96%

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Syndromic Surveillance

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Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance

Monitoring influenza-like illness (ILI) syndromic surveillance data received by emergency departments. The ILINet electronic ILI report includes 64 facilities percent of ILI visits for MMWR week 48: 1.28%

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