Communicable Disease Control

North Carolina Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Program
Final Summary Report for 2003-2004 Flu Season

May 27, 2004

I. Influenza-Like Illnesses Reported by N.C. Sentinel Sites
Week
Number
Ending Number
ILI
Patient
Visits
Percent
ILI
40 10/04/2003 31 11,641 0.26%
41 10/11/2003 52 13,074 0.39%
42 10/18/2003 59 13,969 0.42%
43 10/25/2003 71 13,357 0.53%
44 11/01/2003 77 15,501 0.49%
45 11/08/2003 111 14,255 0.77%
46 11/15/2003 173 14,683 1.17%
47 11/22/2003 204 13,412 1.52%
48 11/29/2003 303 11,688 2.59%
49 12/06/2003 799 18,881 4.23%
50 12/13/2003 1,372 17,709 7.74%
51 12/20/2003 696 12,351 5.63%
52 12/27/2003 347 6,583 5.27%
53 01/03/2004 192 7,091 2.70%
1 01/10/2004 104 11,043 0.94%
2 01/17/2004 70 9,983 0.70%
3 01/24/2004 55 8,800 0.62%
4 01/31/2004 65 7,801 0.83%
5 02/07/2004 36 9,888 0.36%
6 02/14/2004 29 9,746 0.29%
7 02/21/2004 19 9,518 0.19%
8 02/28/2004 18 9,491 0.18%
9 03/06/2004 22 10,217 0.21%
10 03/13/2004 14 7,616 0.18%
11 03/20/2004 31 8,684 0.35%
12 03/27/2004 7 7,583 0.09%
13 04/03/2004 23 7,804 0.29%
14 04/10/2004 22 6,645 0.33%
15 04/17/2004 12 5,763 0.20%
16 04/24/2004 3 6,393 0.04%
17 05/01/2004 6 5,557 0.10%
18 05/08/2004 6 4,494 0.13%
19 05/15/2004 3 2,431 0.12%
20 05/22/2004 4 1,960 0.20%

Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness
Reported by Sentinel Providers
North Carolina, 2003-2004(Solid Line)
With Comparative 2002-2003 Data(Dashed Line)

Graph illustrating the percentage of visits for ILI



II. Influenza Virus Isolates Identified
by the State Laboratory of Public Health
During the 2003-2004 Influenza Season
Week
Number
Ending Total Confirmed County Virus Type No. Isolates of Same Virus
40 10/42003 NO ISOLATES SUBMITTED DURING WEEK IDENTIFIED AS OF THIS DATE
41 10/11/2003 NO ISOLATES SUBMITTED DURING WEEK IDENTIFIED AS OF THIS DATE
42 10/18/2003 NO ISOLATES SUBMITTED DURING WEEK IDENTIFIED AS OF THIS DATE
43 10/25/2003 NO ISOLATES SUBMITTED DURING WEEK IDENTIFIED AS OF THIS DATE
44 11/1/2003
1
Pitt
A/H3
01
45 11/8/2003
9
Orange
A/H3
07
Watauga
A/H3
02
46 11/15/2003
5
New Hanover
A/H3
01
Onslow
A/H3
01
Orange
A/H3
02
Pitt
A/H3
01
47 11/22/2003
25
Ashe
A/H3
07
Brunswick
A/H3
06
Caldwell
A/H3
01
Henderson
A/H3
01
Iredell
A/H3
01
Mitchell
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
01
Scotland
A/H3
01
Wake
A/H3
03
Watauga
A/H3
03
48 11/29/2003
37*
Ashe
A/H3
01
Brunswick
A/H3
06
Cabarrus
A/H3
01
Forsyth
A/H3
02
Iredell
A/H3
02
Mecklenburg
A/H3
01
New Hanover
A/H3
02
Orange
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
02*
Robeson
A/H3
01
Sampson
A/H3
01
Scotland
A/H3
01
Vance
A/H3
05
Wake
A/H3
07
Watauga
A/H3
04
49 12/06/2003
54
Brunswick
A/H3
06
Buncombe
A/H3
03
Cabarrus
A/H3
06
Caldwell
A/H3
02
Durham
A/H3
01
Forsyth
A/H3
02
Granville
A/H3
02
Guilford
A/H3
02
Iredell
A/H3
01
Mecklenburg
A/H3
08
Mitchell
A/H3
01
Pamlico
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
04
Robeson
A/H3
01
Scotland
A/H3
02
Vance
A/H3
01
Wake
A/H3
08
Watauga
A/H3
03
50 12/13/2003
89
Alamance
A/H3
01
Beaufort
A/H3
06
Buncombe
A/H3
05
Cabarrus
A/H3
12
Caldwell
A/H3
01
Carteret
A/H3
01
Duplin
A/H3
01
Durham
A/H3
02
Granville
A/H3
05
Guilford
A/H3
11
Hertford
A/H3
02
Iredell
A/H3
01
Macon
A/H3
02
Mecklenburg
A/H3
14
Montgomery
A/H3
04
Onslow
A/H3
01
Pasquotank
A/H3
02
Pitt
A/H3
06
Robeson
A/H3
01
Rockingham
A/H3
03
Wake
A/H3
07
Watauga
A/H3
01
51 12/20/2003
76
Alamance
A/H3
01
Buncombe
A/H3
12
Cabarrus
A/H3
14
Carteret
A/H3
01
Granville
A/H3
04
Guilford
A/H3
01
Halifax
A/H3
01
Henderson
A/H3
01
Hertford
A/H3
02
Iredell
A/H3
01
Macon
A/H3
02
Mecklenburg
A/H3
03
Pasquotank
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
21
Sampson
A/H3
06
Wake
A/H3
02
Watauga
A/H3
01
Wilkes
A/H3
01
Wilson
A/H3
01
52 12/27/2003
28
Brunswick
A/H3
01
Buncombe
A/H3
03
Cabarrus
A/H3
05
Cherokee
A/H3
01
Forsyth
A/H3
01
New Hanover
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
13
Rockingham
A/H3
01
Sampson
A/H3
02
53 01/03/2004
20
Beaufort
A/H3
02
Buncombe
A/H3
01
Cabarrus
A/H3
01
Edgecombe
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
14
Wake
A/H3
01
01 01/10/2004
05
Buncombe
A/H3
01
Cabarrus
A/H3
02
Pitt
A/H3
02
02 01/07/2004
06
Buncombe
A/H3
01
Johnston
A/H3
01
Pitt
A/H3
04
03 01/24/2004
01
Wake
A/H3
01
04 01/31/2004
02
Wake
A/H3
01
Watauga
A/H3
01
05 02/07/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
06 02/14/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
07 02/21/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
08 02/28/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
09 03/06/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
10 03/13/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
11 03/20/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
12 03/27/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
13 04/03/2004
01
Pitt
A/H3
01
14 04/10/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
15 04/17/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
16 04/24/2004
01
Pitt
B
01
17 05/01/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
18 05/08/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
19 05/15/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
20 05/22/2004
00
N/A
N/A
N/A
TOTAL ISOLATES IDENTIFIED TO DATE A/H1 0
A/H3 360
B 1
Total 361

*19 of these 37 isolates were identified as A/Panama/2007/99(H3N2)-like





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