Influenza Household Transmission Studies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking partners to conduct household-based studies tracking the transmission and viral dynamics of influenza viruses. The project will focus on understanding how individual factors such as vaccination status, prior immunity, age, presence or absence of clinical symptoms, and specific characteristics of circulating influenza strains influence the spread of the virus within households. This involves prospective recruitment of households, regular follow-up, and collection of respiratory specimens along with detailed demographic and health-related data from participants during periods of active influenza circulation. The effort requires collaborative, efficient execution to ensure robust data collection and analysis across multiple household settings. Interested partners must be equipped to manage longitudinal fieldwork, including specimen gathering and recording individual-level variables critical to assessing transmission patterns. The opportunity is forecasted under NAICS code 541715 and is managed by the CDC with point of contact information provided for program and contracting inquiries. The official solicitation will be released through the HHS OSDBU portal, and the place of performance and set-aside details are not yet specified.