Oregon and Southwest Washington RSV Surveillance
About this surveillance data
In Oregon, RSV is not a mandatory reporting disease. Test results reported via this surveillance project are based upon 23 active, voluntary sentinel laboratories reporting for 36 hospitals.
- Data is tabulated and published as it is received from the participating laboratories, and thus participating laboratories are relied upon for data integrity.
- Reports may be based upon rapid tests, DFA, cultures, and other test types; the test methods vary from laboratory to laboratory. The total number of tests may not reflect the total number of patients tested.
- Surveillance begins the first week of October of each year and continues until RSV activity has dissipated.
- As defined by CDC, the RSV season onset is the first of 2 consecutive weeks during which the mean percentage of specimens testing positive for RSV antigen is ≥10%, or the mean percentage of specimens testing positive for RSV by PCR is ≥3%, whichever occurs first. RSV season offset is the last of 2 consecutive weeks during which the mean percentage of positive specimens by antigen is <10%, or the mean percentage of positive specimens by PCR is <3%, whichever occurs last.
RSV data
Oregon's RSV 2020-2021 season began the week ending October 03, 2020.
Oregon is recruiting for RSV sentinel laboratories
- If your lab would like to begin reporting for this surveillance system, please email Flu.Oregon@dhsoha.state.or.us
or call 971-673-1111 and ask to speak to the flu team.