Skip to search box Skip to main content
Text Only Version

Health News

Influenza Activity Update 11-24-23

As reported by NYSDOH on 11-24-23 Influenza Activity, Surveillance and Reports

For the week ending 11-18-2023:

Influenza cases: 186, an increase of 8% from the prior week

Influenza A viruses are the only influenza viruses known to cause flu pandemics (i.e., global epidemics of flu disease). A pandemic can occur when a new and different influenza A virus emerges that infects people, has the ability to spread efficiently among people, and against which people have little or no immunity. (CDC)
Influenza B viruses cause a respiratory illness that infects the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. Flu B is contagious and easily passed from person to person. (CDC)

Unspecified: 28

Cases per 100k population: 12.62 (Population =1,474,273)

Hospitalizations: 12, up from 4 the prior week

COMPARE WITH PREVIOUS SEASONS:

Cases
2021-2022: 56
2022-2023: 800
2023-2024: 186

Hospitalizations
2021-2022: 3
2023-2023: 27
2023-2024: 12

The best way to prevent flu A and flu B is by getting your annual flu vaccine. The flu vaccine protects against the most common flu strains.

Find flu vaccines: vaccines.gov

Follow us:

suffolkcountyny.gov
Facebook.com/SuffolkCountyHealth
Instagram.com/suffolkhealth
Twitter.com/SuffolkCoHealth

Print
Tags:
Back

Suffolk County Government

H. Lee Dennison Bldg

100 Veterans Memorial Hwy
P.O. Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788

Riverhead County Center

County Road 51
Riverhead, NY 11901