Antiviral Prescription Data to Enhance Influenza Surveillance

Influenza surveillance provides public health officials and healthcare providers with data on the onset, duration, geographic location, and level of influenza activity in order to guide the local use of interventions. The Influenza Sentinel Provider Surveillance Network tracks influenza-like illness (% ILI) across the U.S. population. Objective: This presentation describes the use of influenza antiviral data from retail pharmacies to supplement influenza surveillance.