Influenza Virologic Surveillance Right Size Roadmap

The CDC-APHL Influenza Virologic Surveillance Right Size project was launched in 2010 to systematically define the rationale, vital capabilities, and optimal "right size" for influenza virologic surveillance. This website provides the resulting Roadmap and other valuable information and tools.

The Influenza Virologic Surveillance Right Size Roadmap consolidates requirements for all components of virologic surveillance in one document, and provides tools to assess and improve the precision of the system to support disease surveillance, response and control efforts and policy decisions. Use the link above to download the entire roadmap, including appendices.

Right Size Roadmap Individual Sections

For printing and easy reference the roadmap sections are separated into individual, printable documents below. Although some sections may seem more relevant to program or laboratory functions, collaboration to implement these guidelines will be more successful if there is broad understanding of each partner’s role. Individual sections may stand alone only when considered in context with the introduction and the list of all requirements.

• Introduction & Virologic Surveillance Requirements
  

• How to Use the Roadmap
  

• Objectives: Thresholds & Representativeness

• Requirements Intent
  A requirement is an essential component of virologic surveillance that is needed to produce reliable results to achieve state and national surveillance goals.  These are functional requirements that can be used to design and build an optimal virologic surveillance system, measure and improve existing systems approaches, focus resources and efficiencies, inform policymakers, and justify national, state and local funding needs.

• Implementation Guidance
  Suggestions and tools to assist state and local PH directors and laboratorians, epidemiologists and influenza surveillance coordinators in operationalizing the Roadmap requirements.

Roadmap Sections By Topic

Sampling

• Sampling Requirements Intent 

• Sampling Implementation Guidance 

• Appendix A: Surveillance Sampling Process Map 

• Appendix B: Pre-Calculated Sample Size Tables

Laboratory Testing

• Laboratory Testing Requirements Intent 

• Laboratory Testing Implementation Guidance 

• Appendix C: Laboratory Methods

Data Management

• Data Management Requirements Intent

• Data Management Implementation Guidance

• Supplemental: Using Alternative Data for Influenza Virologic Surveillance

Partnerships and Communication

• Partnerships and Communication Requirements Intent

• Partnerships and Communication Implementation Guidance

Quality Management Systems

• Quality Management Systems Requirements Intent
  

• Quality Management Systems Implementation Guidance

Surge Capacity for Influenza Surveillance, Novel Event Investigation and Outbreak Events

• Surge Requirements Intent
  

• Surge Implementation Guidance

Financial Resources

• Financial Resources Requirements Intent
  

• Financial Resources Implementation Guidance
  

• Appendix D: Funding Fact Sheet Template (PDF) and an Editable Funding Fact Sheet (Word document - click "Save As" when prompted)

Additional Appendices

• Appendix E: Glossary of Terms & Acronyms
  

• Appendix F: Additional Resources
  

• References

Additional Right Size Documents and Resources

• Right Size Roadmap Implementation Checklists (PDF)

• Right Size Roadmap Implementation Checklists (Excel document - Click "Save As" when prompted to open). This version has more space for notes and allows the user to modify implementation status options.

• Roadmap Executive Summary
  

• Right Size Roadmap Launch National Teleconference Presentation Slides
  

• The Influenza Virologic Surveillance Landscape of State and Local Public Health Laboratories - Survey Report