ILI Surveillance: 2006-07 Flu SeasonAccording to CDC criteria, we have incorporated four age groups into ILI reporting during the 2005-06 flu season (0-4; 5-24; 25-64; 65+ year olds). In 2006, we have also added more data collection points including: number of patients hospitalized, number of rapid flu tests performed and number of positive tests (for type A and B) and transfer media sent to the OSDH for culture. The system has been enhanced with more data query options and an online graph that shows ILI visit ratios each week based on live data.
The OKAlert(R)-ILI System now includes other useful features as well, e.g. automatic e-mail alerts are sent to the OSDH when ILI reports indicate values over the historic threshold or when transfer media has been sent to the OSDH.