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Oregon’s Weekly Surveillance Report for Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses
We encourage submission of specimens to the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory for
patients hospitalized with influenza-like illness in the Portland Tri-County area, even if rapid
influenza tests are negative or have not been performed. To report an influenza-associated
hospitalization in these three counties, please contact Matt Laidler at 971-673-0288 or email
Matthew.Laidler@state.or.us.
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Outpatient Influenza-like Illness (ILI)
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OCHIN Influenza-like Illness Surveillance
Oregon Public Health Division also receives discharge diagnoses data from OCHIN Inc., a
collaborative comprising 22 member organizations of federally qualified health centers
(FQHC) and rural health centers in Oregon, representing 103 clinics throughout the state.
OCHIN reports of ILI are one week behind our other syndromic surveillance system reports.
The percent of OCHIN patients seen with ILI was 1.92% and 2.16% during weeks 7 and 8,
respectively.
For a more detailed look at our Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance System data check
out: http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/flu/flusurv.shtml#stats.
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Laboratory Surveillance
The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) is performing influenza typing and
sub-typing by PCR on specimens from the following groups of patients:
To date, all isolates of influenza tested by the OSPHL are similar to viruses chosen for the
2010-2011 influenza vaccine.
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Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
Specimen Type and Subtype, 2010-11
Current Week
(Feb. 27-Mar.5,
Cumulative since September 1st, 2010 2011)
Hospitalized*
ILINet IISP Outbreaks Total Total
or Died
N (%) N% N (%) N (%) N(%)
N (%)
Influenza A
2009 pH1N1 6 (13) 22 (9) 18 (30 0 48 (12) 3 (9)
Seasonal A (H1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seasonal A (H3) 4 (8) 8 (3) 25 (42) 1 (5) 38 (10) 7 (22)
Not subtyped 0 0 4 (7) 0 4 (1) 0
Influenza B 4 (8) 5 (2) 2 (3) 0 9 (2) 0
Respiratory Syncytial
Virus (RSV) 1 (2) 15 (5) 0 3 (14) 18 (5) 3 (9)
Parainfluenza type 1 0 1 (0.4) 0 0 1 (0.3) 0
Parainfluenza type 2 0 6 (2) 0 0 6 (2) 0
Parainfluenza type 3 2 (4) 11 (4) 0 0 12 (3) 0
Adenovirus 1 (2) 5 (2) 0 0 6 (2) 1 (3)
Pending 0 5 (2) 8 (13) 0 12 (3) 11 (33)
Undetected 30 (63) 180 (70) 3 (5) 18 (82) 231 (60) 7 (22)
For additional information on influenza testing guidelines for the 2010-11 season, please see:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/ReportingCom
municableDisease/ReportingGuidelines/Documents/test_guideline2010.pdf
Additional resources:
For more information on influenza in Oregon please see: http://www.flu.oregon.gov/.
Oregon influenza surveillance:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/DiseaseSurveill
anceData/Influenza/Pages/surveil.aspx
CDC Weekly Surveillance Report: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/
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