What flu was going around in 2015?
Overall, influenza A (H3N2) viruses predominated nationally, followed by influenza B viruses; influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 viruses were identified less frequently. Influenza A viruses were more commonly detected until late February 2015, after which there was substantial influenza B activity.
How many flu deaths were there in 2015?
* 2019 to 2020 season is a preliminary estimate.
| Season | Hospitalizations | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Estimate | |
| 2013-2014 | 350,000 | 38,000 |
| 2014-2015 | 590,000 | 51,000 |
| 2015-2016 | 280,000 | 23,000 |
How many died from the flu in 2017?
CDC estimates that flu burden during the 2017–2018 flu season was high, with an estimated 41 million people getting sick with flu, 21 million people going to a health care provider for flu-related symptoms, 710,000 flu hospitalizations, and 52,000 deaths from flu (Table 1).
How many people died from the flu in 2015 Canada?
Over 560 Canadians have died and more than 7,400 have been hospitalized as a result of the influenza virus during the 2014/2015 flu season which ends in August. That number is the highest since a flu pandemic struck Canada in 2009/2010, hospitalizing 7,188 and killing 351 people.
What epidemic was in 2016?
An epidemic of Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, began in Brazil and affected other countries in the Americas from April 2015 to November 2016. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the epidemic in November 2016, but noted that the virus still represents “a highly significant and long term problem”.
What disease happened in 2017?
The 2017 Ebola outbreak was much smaller than others in recent years. The 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the largest in history and the first-ever epidemic, affecting multiple countries, including some cases in the US in travelers.
What caused the 2015 Zika outbreak?
Zika rapidly spread across Brazil and to more than 50 other countries and territories on the American continent. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is thought to be the principal vector responsible for the widespread transmission of the virus. However, sexual transmission has also been reported.