Both influenza A and influenza B continue to co-circulate with CDC data showing for the week ending Oct. 7; 86.2% of the viruses reported by public health laboratories were influenza A and 13.8% were influenza B.
Co-circulation of the two strains is typically a sign of a more severe flu season, Seema Lakdawala, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Emory’s School of Medicine, told Becker’s during a previous interview.
Five more notes:
- During the most recent week, flu accounted for only 0.045% of deaths, according to CDC data.
- Alaska currently has moderate influenza activity.
- The activity in the rest of the U.S. ranges from minimal to low, per CDC data.
- Clinical lab testing of the virus remained largely unchanged this week, with a 1.1% positivity rate.
- One pediatric death occurred this week from a flu case that was contracted during the 2022-2023, according to the CDC.
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