Annual Updates from other Organizations
2011 Influenza update from MMWR
MDPH Advisory
Clinicians and healthcare facilities need to report cases to their local health departments within 24 hours which meet the following criteria:
MDPH Advisory
Clinicians and healthcare facilities need to report cases to their local health departments within 24 hours which meet the following criteria:
- Hospitalized patient with confirmed/unconfirmed influenza-like illness (especially those in ICU/PICU
- Influenza-related deaths of individual of any age
- Pregnant women with severe influenza-like illness, especially those in ICU
- Patients with influenza-like illness of unusual presentation (e.g. encephalopathy, hemorrhagic, or cardiac presentation, sepsis)
- Outbreaks or clusters of influenza-like illness in congregate settings (e.g. schools, camps, long-term care facilities, daycares, etc.), as requested by local or state public health departments.
- Minimum information for reporting - age/DOB, ICU status, influenza-related death, date of death, symptoms of severe illness, and pregnancy status.