2023-2024 Texas Influenza Surveillance Activity Archives
DSHS has combined the individual weekly flu, RSV, and COVID-19 surveillance reports into one report effective Friday, January 19, 2024. The combined report will be titled the Texas Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report. The combined report contains all the data from the three individual reports and will be posted every Friday on the Texas Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report page.
The extended Texas Influenza Surveillance Report archive is available in the previous PDF format:
- Week 1 Flu Activity Report (PDF)
(December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024)
Report produced on 1/12/2024
2023-2024 Season/2023 MMWR Week 1
Please note: The 2023-2024 influenza season began on October 1, 2023.
Summary
*This report excludes COVID-19 data. For information about COVID-19 in Texas visit COVID-19.
Compared to the previous week, the percentage of specimens testing positive for influenza reported by hospital laboratories has increased. The percentage of patient visits due to influenza-like illness (ILI) has decreased. One influenza-associated pediatric death was reported. Three influenza-associated institutional outbreaks were reported in a long-term care facilities.
Table 1: Summary of Texas Influenza (Flu) and Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Activity for the Current Week
|
Texas Influenza and Influenza-like |
Previous Week Change |
Current |
Previous Week† |
Report Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Statewide ILINet Activity Indicator assigned by CDC (intensity of influenza-like illness) |
No change |
Very High |
Very High |
- |
|
Percentage of specimens positive for influenza by hospital laboratories |
▲ 2.71% |
25.38% |
22.67% |
1 |
|
Percentage of visits due to ILI (ILINet) |
▼ 0.37% |
6.91% |
7.28% |
4 |
|
Number of regions reporting increased flu/ILI activity |
No change |
4 |
4 |
6 |
|
Number of regions reporting decreased flu/ILI activity |
No change |
4 |
4 |
6 |
|
Number of variant/novel influenza infections |
No change |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Number of ILI/influenza outbreaks |
▲ 2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
|
Number of pediatric influenza deaths |
▲ 1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
†Data displayed have been updated since last week's flu report with any new reports received. |
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Texas Map Displaying the Highest Level of Influenza or ILI Activity Reported by County for the Week Ending January 6, 2024 (MMWR Week 1)
Statewide Influenza Activity Map:
Please note: The majority of influenza cases are not reportable by law in Texas. This map contains data from sentinel sites and only displays influenza and ILI cases that were reported to public health. Positive laboratory results are reported according to specimen collection date, or date received in the laboratory if the former is unknown.
2023-2024 Texas Influenza Surveillance Activity Report Archives:
01/12/24, 01/05/24, 12/29/23, 12/22/23, 12/15/23, 12/08/23, 12/01/23, 11/22/23,
11/17/23, 11/10/23, 11/03/23, 10/27/23, 10/20/23, 10/13/23
Note: The extended Texas Influenza Surveillance Report is in PDF format.