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. 2019 Feb 15;68(6):165-166.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6806a7.

Notes from the Field: Assessment of State-Level Influenza Season Severity - Minnesota and Utah, 2017-18 Influenza Season

Michelle M Hughes, Joshua D Doyle, Keegan McCaffrey, Melissa McMahon, Melanie Spencer, Karen Martin, Gregg M Reed, Anna E Carmack, Shikha Garg, Melissa Rolfes, Carrie Reed, Matthew Biggerstaff

Notes from the Field: Assessment of State-Level Influenza Season Severity - Minnesota and Utah, 2017-18 Influenza Season

Michelle M Hughes et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Keegan McCaffrey reports grants from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists during the course of the study. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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Influenza-associated hospitalizations indicators and intensity thresholds — Minnesota, and Utah,§,¶ 2012–18 influenza seasons Abbreviations: IT50 = intensity threshold at which there is a 50% chance of observing a higher value during 2017–18 based on historical (2012–13 through 2016–17) peak values; IT90 = intensity threshold at which there is a 10% chance of observing a higher value during 2017–18 based on historical (2012–13 through 2016–17) peak values; IT98 = intensity threshold at which there is a 2% chance of observing a higher value during 2017–18 based on historical (2012–13 through 2016–17) peak values. * Reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. † Minnesota intensity thresholds: IT50 = 255; IT90 = 511; IT98 = 778. § Reported to the Utah Department of Health. Utah intensity thresholds: IT50 = 3.66; IT90 = 5.99; IT98 = 8.06.
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