Volume 14, Number 1—January 2008
Research
Telephone Survey to Assess Influenza-like Illness, United States, 2006
Joseph L. Malone*
, Mohammad Madjid†, and S. Ward Casscells*‡
, Mohammad Madjid†, and S. Ward Casscells*‡Table 1
Current influenza surveillance systems reporting to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
| System | Description | Reporting frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Provider Network (SPN) | Reports percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness and total patients seen for any reason from a network of 2,300 nationwide healthcare providers | Weekly |
| Emerging Infections Program (EIP) | Reports laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations of children <18 years of age in 11 US communities | Biweekly |
| New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) | Reports laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations of children <5 years of age in 3 US communities | Biweekly |
| 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System | Reports pneumonia- and influenza-related deaths and total no. deaths in 122 US cities | Weekly |
| National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) | Reports influenza-associated pediatric deaths recorded by participating state health departments | Weekly |
| State and Territorial Epidemiologists Report | Reports overall level of influenza activity in respective states, territories, or both | Weekly |
| US World Health Organization and Global Influenza Surveillance Network; National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) | Report no. influenza laboratory tests performed and no. positive results by type and, in some cases, subtype | Weekly |
