Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Emergency Room Visits Due to Influenza (Flu)-Like Illness

Measurement Period: 2020-2021 wk 50

Filter: none (all Regions)

Influenza-like illness is monitored through the ESSENCE syndromic surveillance database. This report includes visits by Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson County residents to any ER across Oregon.

Central Oregon Public Health Departments compile this report. Data are preliminary and might change as additional reports are received. Thank you to our local labs and clinics who provided data for this report. If your lab or clinic would like to submit influenza data, please reach out to flu@deschutes.org.

Why is this important?

It is important to maintain a comprehensive system for influenza surveillance for the following reasons:

Influenza viruses are constantly changing (referred to as antigenic drift), and thus ongoing data collection and characterization of the viruses are required;
Influenza viruses can also undergo an abrupt, major change (referred to as antigenic shift) that results in a virus that is different than currently circulating influenza viruses; surveillance of viruses will detect these changes and inform the public health response;
Vaccines must be administered annually and are updated regularly based on surveillance findings;
Treatment for influenza is guided by laboratory surveillance for antiviral resistance; and
Influenza surveillance and targeted research studies are used to monitor the impact of influenza on different segments of the population (e.g. age groups, underlying medical conditions). (CDC)

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Region: Central Oregon

This region includes three counties: Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson

Visits

Source: Central Oregon Public Health Partnership
Measurement period: 2020-2021 wk 50
Maintained by: Central Oregon Health Council
Last update: January 2021

Filter(s) for this location: State: Oregon

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