Yakima Public Health

The information below is for the 2004-2005 Influenza and RSV season. Data collection stopped in early May of 2005. Data collection will continue in early fall of 2005. For questions in the interim, please call our Communicable Disease Information and Reporting Phone Line at (509) 249-6541.

This information is designed for medical providers in our community. Data below collected from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima Regional, Toppenish Community Hospital, and Sunnyside Community Hospital labs. SSCH does not provide flu testing. We update this information weekly.

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	Week Of	Number of RSV Tests	Number of Positives
1	Oct 4-10	7	2
2	Oct 11-17	4	1
3	Oct 18-24	7	1
4	Oct 25-31	16	1
5	Nov 1-7	24	7
6	Nov 8-14	24	4
7	Nov 15-21	20	1
8	Nov 22-28	23	7
9	Nov 29-Dec 5	27	6
10	Dec 6-12	19	4
11	Dec 13-19	17	3
12	Dec 20-26	25	5
13	Dec 27-Jan 2	37	20
14	Jan 3-9	43	15
15	Jan 10-16	37	11
16	Jan 17-23	53	19
17	Jan 24-30	53	16
18	Jan 31-Feb 6	74	31
19	Feb 7-13	84	39
20	Feb 14-20	95	32
21	Feb 21-27	81	28
22	Feb 28-Mar 6	86	26
23	Mar 7-13	73	25
24	Mar 14-20	89	20
25	Mar 21-27	74	26
26	Mar 28-Apr 3	53	12
27	Apr 4-10	60	17
28	Apr 11-17	39	7
29	Apr 18-24	37	5
30	Apr 25-May 1	41	2
31	May 2-8	21	5

Total positive Influenza tests this season: 221 (as of 5/11/05) Please remember: Influenza is not a notifiable condition, so numbers reported to YHD are voluntary. These numbers provide a snapshot of our community, but they do not represent the full scope of influenza activity in Yakima County.
	Week Of	Number of Rapid Antigen Flu A/B Tests	Number of Positives
1	Oct 4-10	0	0
2	Oct 11-17	3	0
3	Oct 18-24	3	0
4	Oct 25-31	8	0
5	Nov 1-7	2	0
6	Nov 8-14	9	0
7	Nov 15-21	3	0
8	Nov 22-28	7	0
9	Nov 29-Dec 5	9	0
10	Dec 6-12	10	0
11	Dec 13-19	6	0
12	Dec 20-26	15	1
13	Dec 27-Jan 2	29	3
14	Jan 3-9	38	3
15	Jan 10-16	37	5
16	Jan 17-23	69	22
17	Jan 24-30	84	19
18	Jan 31-Feb 6	75	10
19	Feb 7-13	96	28
20	Feb 14-20	87	20
21	Feb 21-27	110	25
22	Feb 28-Mar 6	114	30
23	Mar 7-13	95	29
24	Mar 14-20	89	19
25	Mar 21-27	64	12
26	Mar 28-Apr 3	33	2
27	Apr 4-10	38	6
28	Apr 11-17	10	0
29	Apr 18-24	8	2
30	Apr 25-May 1	6	0
31	May 2-8	4	0

RSV & Influenza Links

• American Health Care Association
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• CDC’s Influenza Information
• Washington State Department Flu News
• Vaccine Advisory Committee – Interim Guidance for the Implementation of the ACIP Guidelines for Influenza Vaccine
• 2004-05 Influenza Vaccination Pocket Information Guide – Revised
• CDC Patient Screening Tool – Who Should and Should Not Receive a Flu Shot