The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published the latest information on pediatric pneumonia.
Released on December 1, 2023, this data shows the weekly percent of emergency department visits diagnosed with pneumonia is mainly consistent with previous years for children aged 0 to 4 years, with slight increases for those aged 5 to 17 years.
The U.S. National Syndromic Surveillance Program data as of November 25, 2023, indicated that the weekly percent of emergency department visits with diagnosed pneumonia was as follows:
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