Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Surveillance Data

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Symptoms & Care

Infants & Children

Transmission

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Oregon and Southwest Washington RSV Surveillance

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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 2023-2024 season reporting will begin the week ending October 7, 2023

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.