Get CDC Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Data

Retrieves ILI data for the 2019 and 2020 influenza outbreaks from the US CDC.

Usage

get_influenza_cdc_ili()

Value

A list containing:

• updated: Last update timestamp (POSIXct).

• source: Source of the data.

• data: A data frame with the following columns:

  • week: Week of reporting.

  • age 5-24, age 25-49, age 50-64, age 64+: ILI counts per age group.

  • totalILI: Total ILI cases.

  • totalPatients: Total patients.

Returns NULL if the API is unavailable or an error occurs.

Details

This endpoint provides historical data for flu-like symptoms reported in the United States, sourced from the CDC ILINet. Requires an active internet connection.

Note

Requires internet connection. Function fails gracefully if API is unavailable.

References

API Docs: https://disease.sh/docs/#/Influenza/get_v3_influenza_cdc_ILINet

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
ili_data <- get_influenza_cdc_ili()
if (!is.null(ili_data)) {
  print(ili_data$updated)
  head(ili_data$data)
}
} # }