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Public Health Ontario Laboratories surveillance updates

Effective November 2, 2012, Public Health Ontario is introducing a new weekly report: the Ontario Respiratory Virus Bulletin. The Ontario Respiratory Virus Bulletin combines information formerly published separately in the Ontario Influenza Bulletin and Public Health Ontario Laboratory-Based Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Report.

The Ontario Respiratory Virus Bulletin will be posted every Friday during flu season (November to April) and on alternate Fridays outside of flu season. Each weekly report provides a summary from the previous week, as well as cumulative results since the beginning of the current season. To access the Public Health Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Reports from May 20, 2009 to present, select one of the years below.

Public Health Ontario Laboratory Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Reports

Influenza (the flu) and other respiratory viruses are known to cause upper and lower respiratory infections, worsen underlying chronic conditions and cause other complications. The Laboratory-Based Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Report summarizes patients’ specimens tested at Public Health Ontario Laboratories in Ontario for influenza and other viral respiratory pathogens.

Public Health Ontario Laboratories perform the majority of testing for influenza (the flu) and other respiratory viruses, but other microbiology laboratories also perform these tests. Therefore, it is important to note that the numbers reported here do not represent the total number of respiratory viruses identified in all Ontario laboratories.  

Each report provides a summary from the current week and cumulative results for the current season. To access the Public Health Ontario Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Reports click on the year:

2013 Reports

May 2013

May 11, 2013

May 2013

May 04, 2013

April 2013

April 27, 2013

April 2013

April 20, 2013

April 2013

April 13, 2013

April 2013

April 6, 2013

April 2013

Mar 30, 2013

March 2013

Mar 23, 2013

March 2013

Mar 16, 2013

March 2013

Mar 9, 2013

March 2013

Mar 2, 2013

February 2013

Feb 23, 2013

February 2013

Feb 16, 2013

February 2013

Feb 9, 2013

February 2013

Feb 2, 2013

January 2013

Jan 26, 2013

January 2013

Jan 19, 2013

January 2013

Jan 12, 2013

January 2013

Jan 5, 2013

2012 Reports

December 2012

Dec 29, 2012

December 2012

Dec 15, 2012

December 2012

Dec 8, 2012

December 2012

Dec 1, 2012

November 2012

Nov 24, 2012

November 2012

Nov 17, 2012

November 2012

Nov 10, 2012

November 2012

Nov 3, 2012

Oct 2012

Oct 27, 2012

October 2012

Oct 13, 2012

September 2012

Sept 29, 2012

September 2012

Sept 15, 2012

September 2012

Sept 1, 2012

August 2012

August 18, 2012

August 2012

August 4, 2012

July 2012

July 21, 2012

July 2012

July 7, 2012

June 2012

June 23,2012
June 9, 2012

May 2012

May 26, 2012
May 19, 2012
May 12, 2012
May 5, 2012

April 2012

April 28, 2012
April 21, 2012
April 14, 2012
April 7, 2012

March 2012

March 31, 2012

March 2012

March 24, 2012

March 2012

March 17, 2012

March 2012

March 10, 2012

March 2012

March 3, 2012

February 2012

February 25, 2012

February 2012

February 18, 2012

February 2012

February 11, 2012

February 2012

February 4, 2012

Janurary 2012

Janurary 28, 2012

Janurary 2012

Janurary 21, 2012

Janurary 2012

Janurary 14, 2012

Janurary 2012

Janurary 7, 2012

2011 Reports

December 2011

December 31, 2011

December 2011

December 17, 2011

December 2011

December 10, 2011

December 2011

December 3, 2011

November 2011

November 26, 2011

November 2011

November 19, 2011

November 2011

November 12, 2011

November 2011

November 5, 2011

October 2011

October 29, 2011
October 1, 2011

September 2011

September 17, 2011
September 3, 2011

August 2011

August 20, 2011
August 6, 2011

July 2011

July 23, 2011
July 9, 2011

June 2011

June 25, 2011
June 11, 2011

May 2011

May 28, 2011

September 2010 – April 2011

Summary Report

April 2011

April 30, 2011
April 23, 2011
April 16, 2011
April 9, 2011
April 2, 2011

March 2011

March 26, 2011
March 19, 2011
March 12, 2011
March 5, 2011

February 2011

February 26, 2011
February 19, 2011
February 12, 2011
February 5, 2011

January 2011

January 29, 2011
January 22, 2011
January 15, 2011
January 8, 2011
January 1, 2011

2010 Reports

December 2010

December 18, 2010
December 11, 2010
December 4, 2010

November 2010

November 27, 2010
November 20, 2010
November 13, 2010
November 6, 2010

October 2010

October 30, 2010
October 18, 2010
October 2, 2010

September 2010

September 21, 2010
September 6, 2010

August 2010

August 16, 2010

July 2010

July 19, 2010
July 5, 2010

June 2010

June 21, 2010
June 7, 2010

May 2010

May 22, 2010
May 17, 2010
May 10, 2010
May 3, 2010

April 2010

April 26, 2010
April 19, 2010
April 12, 2010
April 5, 2010

March 2010

March 29, 2010
March 22, 2010
March 15, 2010
March 8, 2010
March 1, 2010

February 2010

February 22, 2010
February 15, 2010
February 8, 2010
February 1, 2010

January 2010

January 25, 2010
January 18, 2010
January 11, 2010
January 4, 2010

2009 Reports

December 2009

December 28, 2009
December 21, 2009
December 14, 2009
December 7, 2009

November 2009

November 30, 2009
November 23, 2009
November 16, 2009
November 9, 2009
November 2, 2009

October 2009

October 26, 2009
October 19, 2009

September 2009

September 22, 2009
September 15, 2009
September 8, 2009
September 2, 2009

August 2009

August 26, 2009
August 19, 2009
August 12, 2009
August 5, 2009

July 2009

July 29, 2009
July 22, 2009
July 15, 2009
July 8, 2009
July 1, 2009

June 2009

June 24, 2009
June 17, 2009
June 12, 2009
June 5, 2009

May 2009

May 25, 2009
May 20, 2009

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