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Public Health Information Section
Public Health News
Influenza Season Summary Reports Released
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior
Services has released the annual Influenza Season Summary Report for the
2009-2010 and 2008-2009 influenza seasons.
Highlights from the 2009-2010 report include:
- The activity pattern noted in the 2009-2010 season
is uncharacteristic for an influenza season in New Jersey and was due
primarily to the 2009 H1N1 virus.
- 1,119 samples were tested at the New Jersey
Public Health and Environmental Laboratories (NJPHEL), of which 453
samples tested positive for influenza. Between week 40 (2009) and week
20 (2010), 447 (99%) of samples which tested positive were identified as
2009 H1N1.
- The peak of lab-confirmed 2009 H1N1 occurred in
week 44.
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