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Volume 12, Number 7—July 2006
Letter

Influenzalike Illness Among Homeless Persons

Scott J. Bucher*, Philip W. Brickner*Comments to Author , and Richard L. Vincent*
Author affiliations: *St. Vincent's Hospital-Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

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Table

Cases of influenzalike illness (ILI) among homeless persons by influenza season, New York City, 1997–2004

Season Shelter 1
Shelter 2
Shelter 3
Total
No. cases No. patients seen % patients seen with ILI No. cases No. patients seen % patients seen with ILI No. cases No. patients seen % patients seen with ILI No. cases No. patients seen % patients seen with ILI
1997–98 5 284 1.8 3 221 1.4 3 202 1.5 11 707 1.6
1998–99 4 363 1.1 5 197 2.5 5 240 2.1 14 800 1.8
1999–00 2 170 1.2 1 186 0.5 4 248 1.6 7 604 1.2
2000–01 1 198 0.5 2 206 1.0 4 227 1.8 7 631 1.1
2001–02 2 202 1.0 2 122 1.6 1 258 0.4 5 582 0.9
2002–03 2 196 1.0 1 136 0.7 1 218 0.5 4 550 0.7
2003–04 6 152 3.9 1 157 0.6 4 235 1.7 11 544 2.0
Total 22 1,565 1.4 15 1,225 1.2 22 1,628 1.4 59 4,418 1.3

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