ILI consultation rate
This week, the national ILI consultation rate was 91 consultations per 1,000 patient visits (see ILI graph) which was lower for a second consecutive week. This is likely due to the fact that many P/T have established special clinics for assessing patients with ILI. Six provinces and territories (BC, SK, MB, ON, NB and NL) had higher ILI consultation rates compared to their ILI rates in previous weeks. People under 20 years of age still had the highest consultation rates, with 173 and 208 per 1,000 patient visits among children under 5 years of age and among those 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 2008/09 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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