FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Flu Information for Providers

WA Influenza Surveillance

For updates on influenza activity throughout the state take a look at the weekly Communicable Disease Epidemiology Influenza Update from the Washington Department of Health website.

For information on laboratory confirmed influenza, view PAML's weekly respiratory illness report.
  

Influenza Testing
SRHD will be offering influenza testing for patients who are hospitalized for influenza and patients associated with residential care facility outbreaks. Testing will indicate whether illness is caused by influenza A or B. Some subtyping will also be available.

• Influenza Testing Information (pdf)
• Form - Request for Real-Time RT-PCR Influenza Testing (pdf)

Link to flu information for the public