Article: Update: influenza activity - New York and United States, 1994-95 season.

Influenza activity in the United States during the current influenza season began in the Northeast, and during late January, spread to other regions of the country. This report describes influenza outbreaks in nursing homes in New York and summarizes national influenza surveillance data from October 2, 1994, through February 11, 1995.

New York

The first influenza outbreak reported to CDC during the 1994-95 season occurred in a 300-bed skilled-nursing facility in Long Island, New York. On November 30, 1994, eight residents on one 20-bed corridor developed influenza-like illness (ILI) (i.e., fever [greater than or equal to]100 F [[greater than or equal to]38 C] ...

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