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Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Bureau of Surveillance
& Epidemiology

Reportable Diseases in Kansas -- 1996 Summary


Influenza
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Specimen submissions* for influenza

Analyzed for influenza 75
Influenza A (Positive) 20
Typed (all H3N2)
12
Culture or Fluorescent antibody (+)
8
Influenza B 6
Influenza (Negative) 46
Herpes simplex virus (+) 2
Respiratory syncitial virus (+) 1

Age group Specimens Pos A Pos B
<12 15 4 0
12 - 19 12 4 0
20 - 39 25 6 4
> 40 23 6 2
Total 75 20 6

Geographic
Area
(Specimens analyzed
for influenza)
 Pos A Pos B
NE (36) 11 4
NC (18) 2 0
NW (7) 1 2
SE (9) 2 0
SC (5) 4 0
SW (0) 0 0
Total (75) 20 6
Influenza Cases Chart

Geographic Regions in Kansas

Comment: The trends observed in Kansas were reflected in much of the U.S., with heaviest flu-like activity occurring between late November and early January.

During the 1996/1997 flu season, January showed the highest percentage of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza. Over 92% of deaths due to pneumonia/influenza during this period were among people aged 65 and over.

* Specimens were analyzed by the Kansas Health and Environment Laboratory.

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