Table 2. Visits for acute respiratory illness, enrollments and RSV test results in a community cohort of adults ≥50 years old.
Season | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
Study enrollment period (weeks) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 23 |
Percent of state RSV cases (all ages) occurring during enrollment period | 63% | 56% | 72% | 99% |
No. persons in community cohort | 16088 | 16881 | 17072 | 17694 |
No. persons with MAARI episode (based on ICD-9 codes) during enrollment period | 901 (6%) | 1332 (8%) | 1269 (7%) | 2133 (12%) |
No. persons enrolled and tested | 267 | 336 | 307 | 416 |
No. (%) positive for RSV among enrolled persons | 26 (10%) | 40 (12%) | 46 (15%) | 52 (13%) |