Health Pulse / Mississippi
Mississippi Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.1064
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8851
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.823
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low2 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low2 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Very High2 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | 1 | 23 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 1 | 4 |
| Legionellosis | 1 | 4 |
| Pertussis | 1 | 6 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 8 | 59 |
| Shigellosis | 1 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 5 |
| Varicella disease | 1 | 1 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 32, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Current Asthma
10.55%
Current Smoking
19.66%
Depression
20.44%
Diabetes
14.99%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.2%
High Blood Pressure
43.38%
No Health Insurance
13.26%
Obesity
42.73%
Physical Inactivity
36.08%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.