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Retrieve weekly NHSN flu hospitalization data

Source: R/retrieve.R
get_nhsn_weekly.Rd

This function retrieves weekly aggregated NHSN hospital respiratory data API. The function was written to use the default API endpoint (see description of "endpoint" argument and link in references). Note one the available endpoints includes data flagged as "preliminary". All reported weekly aggregates include the number of facilities reporting. In the weeks between April 28, 2024 and November 02, 2024 the NHSN flu hospitalization signal was not required to be reported.

Usage

get_nhsn_weekly(endpoint = "https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/mpgq-jmmr/rows.csv")

Arguments

endpoint

URL to data.cdc.gov endpoint; default is "https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/mpgq-jmmr/rows.csv" for the preliminary reporting signal

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

  • abbreviation: Abbreviation of the state or US aggregate

  • week_end: End date for the epiweek/epiyear being reported

  • flu.admits: Count of incident flu cases among hospitalized patients

  • flu.admits.cov: Coverage (number of hospitals reporting) for incident flu cases

  • flu.admits.cov.perc: Coverage (percentage of hospitals reporting) for incident flu cases

References

https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Weekly-Hospital-Respiratory-Data-HRD-Metrics-by-Ju/mpgq-jmmr/about_data

https://data.cdc.gov/Public-Health-Surveillance/Weekly-Hospital-Respiratory-Data-HRD-Metrics-by-Ju/ua7e-t2fy/about_data