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National Influenza Activity:

• Due to the federal shut down of government offices, the CDC FluView report has not been published. Therefore there are no updates on influenza activity in the US at this time.

Influenza Activity in Massachusetts

For more information about flu, please go to our Viral Respiratory Disease Dashboard which includes information not only on influenza but also other acute respiratory diseases, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), wastewater data and immunizations for respiratory diseases.

The figure below shows that for MMWR week 42, the percent of ILI visits in the current week is below the regional baseline of 2.2%. (The CDC uses trends from past years to determine a region-specific baseline rate of ILI visits, which for Massachusetts is 2.2%. A rate above this regional baseline indicates higher than normal levels of ILI in the state.) For more information on how regional baselines are calculated see CDC’s influenza surveillance website at U.S. Influenza Surveillance: Purpose and Methods | FluView | CDC) For more information on weekly flu activity, see CDC’s influenza surveillance website at https://www.cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance/index.html.

ILI Activity in Massachusetts by Region

• The map below shows the relative intensity of reported ILI activity in Massachusetts by region. Although regions may not all experience the same intensity of ILI at similar times, infections due to influenza can be found throughout Massachusetts during flu season. At this time, all regions are experiencing minimal ILI activity.

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For questions about influenza please call the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Immunization Program at 617-983-6800 or your local board of health.  

For questions about state-supplied influenza vaccine, please call the Vaccine Unit at 617-983-6828 or email: dph-vaccine-management@mass.gov