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CDC FluView

Weekly US influenza activity, outpatient illness (ILINet), clinical laboratory positivity, and hospitalizations from the CDC.

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About

CDC FluView is the United States national influenza surveillance system operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. FluView aggregates weekly epidemiological indicators from national networks, including outpatient influenza-like illness visits (ILINet), clinical and public health laboratory test positivity by virus subtype, pediatric and adult hospitalizations via FluSurv-NET, and pneumonia and influenza mortality.

Through Fibric, an operator references regional respiratory illness activity and viral transmission surges, proposing proactive staffing adjustments, customer service peak coverage, and workplace sanitation protocols during severe seasonal epidemic waves.

This is a reference listing. It documents what Fibric would read from CDC FluView and what it could propose, based on the publisher's published interfaces. Fibric builds it under a managed deployment when you request it; selecting it here installs nothing.

Inputs

  • Weekly percentage of patient visits for influenza-like illness reported by outpatient healthcare providers in ILINet
  • Public health and clinical laboratory testing counts and positive specimen percentages by influenza subtype
  • Laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalization rates across participating FluSurv-NET hospital networks
  • State and regional respiratory virus activity levels categorized from minimal to very high
  • Socrata Open Data API (SODA) endpoints and CSV dataset downloads hosted on data.cdc.gov

Proposed actions

Read-only. This feed informs operators; it changes nothing.

Proposed actions are target capabilities. Every action runs propose-first and needs a validated deployment and the appropriate permissions.

What you can build

  • Adjust seasonal workforce schedules during regional flu surges

    Monitor HHS regional ILINet activity levels to anticipate increased employee absenteeism, proposing pre-scheduled shift coverage and flexible staffing reserves.

    With Shift Coverage, Open Shift Offer

  • Trigger facility sanitation escalation on high respiratory activity

    Evaluate state influenza activity ratings against facility locations, proposing increased air exchange rates and increased cleaning frequencies when activity reaches high thresholds.

    With CO2 Ventilation, Cleaning Verification

Requirements

  • Integration with CDC SODA REST endpoints or automated CSV downloads updated each Friday
  • Mapping logic from CDC public health regions (HHS Regions 1-10) to corporate facility locations
  • Temporal alignment to handle weekly MMWR epidemic calendar weeks (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Authentication
None. FluView datasets are publicly accessible on data.cdc.gov without authentication; an optional Socrata app token increases request rate ceilings.

Limits

  • Data updates weekly on Friday afternoons reflecting observations from the preceding surveillance week
  • ILINet reflects outpatient symptom visits rather than comprehensive population diagnostic confirmations
  • Surveillance data is subject to retrospective revisions as healthcare facilities submit delayed weekly clinical records

Access and pricing

Reference listing. Public feed access is separate from Fibric integration. If you request this feed, your quote covers the build, usage, and support.

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Questions and answers

How frequently is CDC FluView data updated?
CDC updates FluView datasets every Friday afternoon, reporting surveillance findings compiled during the previous calendar week.
What geographic levels are reported in FluView?
Data is published at national levels, ten federal HHS regions, states, territories, and select major metropolitan statistical areas.
Is an API key required to query CDC FluView data?
No. Data hosted on data.cdc.gov is freely accessible without an API key, though high-volume pipelines can provide a free Socrata app token.
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This Commons signal listing is developed, published, and supported by Fibric. It reads public data published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC / cdc.gov). Upstream agencies and projects are the property of their respective owners, who are not affiliated with Fibric and do not sponsor or endorse this listing. Trademark policy