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| | Update: Influenza Activity --- United States, February 5--11, 2006 |
 | | During October 2, 2005--February 11, 2006, CDC received reports of 14 influenza-associated deaths in U.S. residents aged <18 years. |
 | | From December 2003 through February 20, 2006, a total of 170 laboratory-confirmed human avian influenza A (H5N1) infections were reported to WHO from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam.*** Of these, 92 (54%) were fatal (Table). |
 | | increased during the week ending February 11 and remains above the national baseline.** The percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (PandI) was below the epidemic threshold for the week ending February 11. |
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