Influenza Other Respir Viruses
March 2017
Background: Following the 2013 USA release of the Influenza Virologic Surveillance Right Size Roadmap, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) embarked on an evaluation of data sources for influenza virologic surveillance.
Objective: To assess NYS data sources, additional to data generated by the state public health laboratory (PHL), which could enhance influenza surveillance at the state and national level.
Methods: Potential sources of laboratory test data for influenza were analyzed for quantity and quality.