This handbook is intended as a tool for local and regional health departments in Texas.

You may download the entire Texas Influenza Surveillance Handbook here or just download the sections in which you are interested. The handbook and its sections are presented in PDF format.

Section/Subsection

• Cover/Table of Contents
• Introduction / Contributors / Record of Revision
• Summary of Changes
• Section I: Influenza 101
• Section II: Influenza Overview
• Section III: Influenza Surveillance Reporting
• Section IV: Influenza Surveillance Activities
  • Subsection a: ILINet
  • Subsection b: RVSP/IISP
  • Subsection c: ILI Activity
  • Subsection d: Laboratory Surveillance
  • Subsection e: NREVSS
  • Subsection f: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality
  • Subsection g: Novel Influenza
  • Subsection h: Influenza-Associated Pregnant/Postpartum Mortality
  • Subsection i: Other Surveillance Activities
• Section V: Recruitment and Retention
• Section VI: Laboratory Support
• Section VII: Outbreaks
• Section VIII: Glossary and Acronyms
• Appendix