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Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada

Weekly laboratory detections and percent positivity for influenza, COVID-19, RSV, and common viruses across Canada from PHAC.

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About

The Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada surveillance program is operated by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Participating Canadian hospital, provincial, and reference laboratories report weekly aggregate counts of tests performed and positive detections for multiple respiratory pathogens, including influenza A and B, SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus, and adenoviruses.

Through Fibric, an operator references weekly Canadian provincial laboratory positivity rates and respiratory surge curves, proposing proactive workforce staffing reserves, cross-province shift adjustments, and enhanced facility sanitation across Canadian distribution networks.

This is a reference listing. It documents what Fibric would read from Respiratory Virus Detections in Canada 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 laboratory test counts and positive detections for influenza A, influenza B, SARS-CoV-2, and RSV
  • Laboratory percent positivity trends by Canadian province and territory across surveillance calendar weeks
  • Secondary respiratory virus surveillance tracking parainfluenza, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, and enterovirus/rhinovirus
  • National epidemic threshold comparisons and historical multi-season baseline indicators
  • Downloadable CSV data files and interactive charts hosted on health-infobase.canada.ca

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

  • Plan Canadian logistics shifts during regional respiratory surges

    Monitor provincial laboratory test positivity for influenza and RSV, proposing temporary shift standby allocations and overtime reserves for Canadian warehouses.

    With Shift Coverage, Open Shift Offer

  • Adjust Canadian facility ventilation during winter transmission surges

    Evaluate provincial respiratory virus positivity rates, proposing increased outdoor air intake rates and air filter maintenance for Canadian office hubs.

    With CO2 Ventilation, Filter Change

Requirements

  • CSV ingestion workflow to process weekly updated provincial laboratory detection tables
  • Mapping logic linking Canadian provincial and territorial standard codes to corporate facilities
  • Temporal indexing to align surveillance reporting weeks ending on Saturdays with operational schedules
Authentication
None. Canadian respiratory virus surveillance tables and CSV files are openly accessible without authentication or API credentials.

Limits

  • Surveillance reflects participating hospital and reference laboratory testing rather than complete community disease incidence
  • Reporting practices and testing criteria differ across provinces and territories, affecting inter-provincial rate comparisons
  • Data updates weekly on Thursdays and is subject to retroactive laboratory data reconciliation

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

What pathogens are monitored by PHAC in this surveillance program?
PHAC monitors influenza A, influenza B, SARS-CoV-2, RSV, parainfluenza, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, and enterovirus/rhinovirus.
How frequently are the Canadian respiratory data tables updated?
The Public Health Agency of Canada updates the surveillance tables and downloadable CSV datasets weekly every Thursday.
What license applies to Canadian government surveillance data?
Data is published under the Open Government Licence - Canada, allowing unrestricted commercial and personal reuse with attribution.
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This Commons signal listing is developed, published, and supported by Fibric. It reads public data published by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC / health-infobase.canada.ca). 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