get_regional_inputs_1997_to_present {imprinting}

Return raw flu surveillance data for a specific WHO region

Description

Load and return a tibble containing raw influenza surveillance data, aggregated across all countries in the WHO region of interest. Data are from WHO Flu Mart.

Usage

get_regional_inputs_1997_to_present(region, max_year)

Arguments

region

name of WHO region. Run show_available_regions() for a list of options.

max_year

results will be output for all available years up to max_year.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• WHOREGION: name of WHO region.

• Year: calendar year .

• n_H1N1, n_H2N2, n_H3N2: number of influenza specimens that tested positive for each influenza A subtype.

• n_A: total specimens positive for influenza A (= n_H1N1 + n_H2N2 + n_H3N2).

• n_BYam, n_BVic: number of specimens positive for each lineage of influenza B: Victoria or Yamagata.

• n_B: total specimens positive for influenza B.

• n_processed: total specimens processed.

Examples

get_regional_inputs_1997_to_present("americas", 2017)