ILI consultation rate
This week, the national ILI consultation rate was 36 consultations per 1,000 patient visits (see ILI graph) which is slightly higher compared to the previous weeks and above the expected range for this time of the year. The sentinel response rate was 89.3%. Five provinces (SK, ON, NL, YK and NT) had higher ILI consultation rates compared to their ILI rates in previous weeks. The ILI rates of these five provinces were also higher than the national level this week. People under 20 years of age had the highest consultations rates with 65.2 and 67.6 per 1,000 patient visits among children under 4 years of age and between 5 and 19 years of age, respectively.
Influenza-like illness (ILI) consultation rates, Canada, by report week,
2009-2010 compared to 1996/97 through to 2007/08 seasons
Note: No data available for mean rate in previous years for weeks 19 to 39 (1996-1997 through 2002-2003 seasons).
*Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change restrospectively.
This week, the national ILI consultation rate was 36 consultations per 1,000 patient visits (see ILI graph) which is slightly higher compared to the previous weeks and above the expected range for this time of the year. The sentinel response rate was 89.3%. Five provinces (SK, ON, NL, YK and NT) had higher ILI consultation rates compared to their ILI rates in previous weeks. The ILI rates of these five provinces were also higher than the national level this week. People under 20 years of age had the highest consultations rates with 65.2 and 67.6 per 1,000 patient visits among children under 4 years of age and between 5 and 19 years of age, respectively.
Influenza-like illness (ILI) consultation rates, Canada, by report week,
2009-2010 compared to 1996/97 through to 2007/08 seasons
Note: No data available for mean rate in previous years for weeks 19 to 39 (1996-1997 through 2002-2003 seasons).
*Delays in the reporting of data may cause data to change restrospectively.
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