Purpose
The infographic serves as an engaging visual tool that captures attention and encourages viewers to learn more about the yearly lab work on flu viruses that ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø handles each year.
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ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Yearly Lab Work on Flu Viruses
1,600,000: More than 1.6 million patient specimens are tested in clinical labs participating in ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø domestic disease surveillance.*
200,000: More than 200,000 specimens are tested in 93 state/local public health labs.
6,000: ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø conducts full genetic sequencing on about 6,000 flu viruses each year.
3,000: ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø tests more than 3,000 flu viruses to determine their immune properties.
60: ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø prepares more than 60 viruses for possible use in vaccine production.
*Numbers represent average annual data as reported to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Influenza Division from 2015-2022, excluding the 2020-2021 season when there was little influenza activity.