FluWatch 2012-2013

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of flu and flu-like illnesses on an on-going basis. The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's offices and provincial and territorial ministries of health. Program objectives include to: • Detect flu outbreaks across the country as early as possible • Provide timely up-to-date information on flu activity in Canada and abroad to health professionals [and interested Canadians] • Monitor circulating strains of the flu virus (like H1N1) and assess their sensitivity to antiviral medications, [such as Tamiflu and Relenza]. Antivirals, when used by doctors to treat flu, can help reduce the severity of the illness and the recovery time for a patient • Provide information that the World Health Organization can use to make its recommendations on the best vaccine to use for seasonal flu shots.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:49 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:49 (UTC)
contact_email	fluwatch-epigrippe@phac-aspc.gc.ca
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_modified	2014-04-23 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2014-02-24 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Influenza Activity Levels", "Epidmiological", "Week", "Outbreaks", "Lab", "Detection", "Age", "EN", "Influenza Like Illness", "Consult", "Rate", "Hospitalizations", "Intensive Care Unit", "ICU", "Deaths"], "fr": ["Niveaux d'activité grippale", "Semaine", "Épidémiologique", "FR", "Éclosions", "Detection", "Laboratoire", "Age", "Consultations", "Hospitalizations", "Unité de soins intensif", "Décès"]}
open_canada_subject	["health_and_safety"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Surveillance de l'influenza 2012-2013
update_frequency	P1Y