Force of Infection

Force of Infection is now on the summer schedule, meaning national Outbreak Outlook updates are only available to paid subscribers. The winter schedule, including the free national version, will resume in October. We have officially passed out of flu season. Visits to the doctor for flu-like illness dropped to 2.9%, below the baseline of 3.1%. Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to Force of Infection to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

‘March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb’ is proving true for flu season. Outpatient visits for influenza-like illness (that is, fever and cough or sore throat) decreased to 3.3%. I expect we will have exited flu season by next week, dropping below the 3.1% baseline that marks the end of the season, as measured by activity. All age groups are reporting decreases in visits to the doctor for ILI. Rates for those aged 0-4 have decreased to 9.6%, down from this season’s peak of nearly 20%.

Welcome to this week’s regional edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

Welcome to this week’s regional edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

Welcome to this week’s regional edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

Welcome to this week’s regional edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

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Welcome to this week’s Midwestern edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

Welcome to this week’s Southern edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin

Welcome to this week’s Western edition of Outbreak Outlook! It is only available to paid subscribers. If you wish to become a paid subscriber and access region-specific information, please click the Subscribe now button below. Thanks for reading! -Caitlin