Walgreens Flu Index: Flu activity waning across California and Texas
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Flu activity is beginning to wind down in Texas and across the West Coast, judging from the lack of flu activity gains in those regions from Feb. 16 through Feb. 23, according to the latest Walgreens Flu Index. Though El Paso, Texas and San Antonio still ranked among the top 10 designated market areas with flu activity for the week beginning Feb. 23.
The top 10 DMAs with flu activity for the week beginning Feb. 23 were:
Oklahoma City;
Jackson, Miss.;
Ft. Smith - Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, Ark.;
Little Rock – Pine Bluff, Ark.;
El Paso, Texas, (Las Cruces, NM);
Tulsa, Okla.;
Knoxville, Tenn.;
Huntsville – Decatur (Florence), Ala.;
San Antonio; and
Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), Ala.
The top 10 states with flu activity were:
Oklahoma;
Arkansas;
Mississippi;
Alabama;
Louisiana;
Texas;
Tennessee;
South Carolina;
Kansas; and
Nebraska.
The top 10 DMAs as determined by flu activity gains from the week beginning Feb. 16 to Feb. 23 were:
Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), Ala.;
Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Atlanta;
Paducah, KY – Cape Girardeau, MO - Harrisburg, Ill.;
Green Bay – Appleton, Wis.;
Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo.;
Champaign, Springfield – Decatur, Ill.;
Denver;
Greenville – Spartanburg – Anderson, S.C. to Asheville, N.C.; and
Dayton, Ohio.
The top 10 states by flu activity gains were:
Alabama;
Georgia;
Colorado;
Illinois;
Mississippi;
Ohio;
Indiana;
Michigan;
Pennsylvania; and
Minnesota.
The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country. With the ability to generate hyper-local data that is as specific as a single zip code, the Index aims to drive consumer awareness and prevention within communities, while also serving as a valuable resource for health departments, media and others at the local level.