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Board of Health: Carson City reports elevated 2024'25 flu season activity; health department highlights preparedness, WIC gains
Summary
Carson City Health & Human Services reported higher-than-average influenza-like-illness (ILI) and hospitalizations during the 2024'25 season, with hospitalizations concentrated among residents 65 and older; the department described preparedness exercises, WIC breastfeeding gains and staffing additions.
Carson City Health & Human Services (CCHHS) presented surveillance data Sept. 4 showing the 2024'25 influenza season produced elevated influenza-like-illness (ILI) and hospitalizations compared with recent years. Dustin Puth, epidemiology division manager, reported that the season peaked the week of Dec. 29'Jan. 4 and that younger people made up the largest share of confirmed cases while adults 65 and older accounted for most hospitalizations.
Key findings from the epidemiology report - ILI peak: Carson City's ILI rate peaked at 6.9 visits per 10,000 people during the season'high relative to the city's five-year average. - Cases by age and vaccination status: The 0'4 age group had the highest rate of unvaccinated confirmed cases; nearly nine of every 10 diagnosed influenza cases were in people who had not received the seasonal vaccine. The…
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