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 ob体育 handles each year.
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ob体育 Yearly Lab Work on Flu Viruses
1,600,000: More than 1.6 million patient specimens are tested in clinical labs participating in ob体育 domestic disease surveillance.*
200,000: More than 200,000 specimens are tested in 93 state/local public health labs.
6,000: ob体育 conducts full genetic sequencing on about 6,000 flu viruses each year.
3,000: ob体育 tests more than 3,000 flu viruses to determine their immune properties.
60: ob体育 prepares more than 60 viruses for possible use in vaccine production.
*Numbers represent average annual data as reported to ob体育’s Influenza Division from 2015-2022, excluding the 2020-2021 season when there was little influenza activity.