The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) conducts sentinel influenza surveillance in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Kansas Division of Health and Environmental Laboratories (KDHEL), and health care providers throughout the state of Kansas. The purpose of the surveillance is to:

• Track Influenza-like Illness (ILI),
• Recognize trends in influenza transmission,
• Determine the type of influenza circulating, and
• Detect seasonal changes in influenza viruses.

National Influenza Surveillance

• Overview
• Current surveillance report
• Current surveillance map