Outbreak Outlook - National - May 18

Respiratory Diseases

Influenza-like illness

There is not much flu circulating right now, as expected this time of year. Outpatient influenza-like illness (ILI) visits continue to decline, now down to 1.9%. Hospitalizations are low (0.6 hospitalizations per 100,000 people), as are wastewater activity and test positivity metrics.