Respiratory Outbreaks (Excluding COVID-19)

Date created: Data effective December 2021. Uploaded to Open Data on 22 December 2021. Update frequency: Weekly during the influenza season (i.e. when 5% or more of samples submitted for laboratory testing are positive for influenza). Points of consideration for interpretation of the data: The data was extracted by Ottawa Public Health from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS). iPHIS is a dynamic disease reporting system that allows for ongoing updates to data previously entered. The data extracted from iPHIS represent a snapshot at the time of extraction and may differ in previous or subsequent reports. Lab testing for influenza is only available to hospitalized patients and up to 4 patients per institutional respiratory infection outbreak. Data fields : Week Number – epidemiological week number (i.e. epi week) Start of the Week – date Number of Respiratory Outbreaks (Excl. COVID-19) in Schools, Camps, and Licensed Child Care Number of Respiratory Outbreaks (Excl. COVID-19) in Healthcare Institutions Number of Respiratory Outbreaks (Excl. COVID-19) in Congregate Care Previous 3 Season Average of Respiratory Outbreaks…

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City of Ottawa

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2026-09-04