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New information received from 19 European countries. |
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Influenza
activity is below or at baseline levels in allEuropean
countries.
Sporadic virologicallyconfirmed
cases of influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) and B were reported since the begining
of October 2000. |
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Weeks 20/40 to 20/47 |
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| AUSTRIA |
No report so far |
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| BELGIUM** |
One hospital-based case of laboratory confirmed influenza
A (week 39). Influenza activity is at baseline levels |
Weeks 20/39 to 20/45 16/11/00 |
| BULGARIA |
No report so far |
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| CROATIA** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Week 20/47 21/11/00 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC** |
Influenza activity is at baseline levels.Two
antigen detections of influenza B virus (weeks 20/42 & 20/43) |
Weeks 20/41 to 20/4513/11/00 |
| DENMARK** |
Influenza activity is at baseline levels |
Weeks 20/41 to 20/45 |
| FINLAND** |
Low influenza activity
with sporadic cases. One isolation of influenza A virus(week
20/46) & one antigen
detection of influenza B virus between weeks 20/41 & 20/46) |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/46 18/11/00 |
| FRANCE** |
Influenza activity is
at baseline levels. So far one A(H3N2) case imported from China (Week 20/45).
One isolate antigenically related to A/NC/20/99(H1N1) in Normandy (week
20/40) |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/46 21/11/00 |
| GERMANY** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/45 15/11/00 |
| GREAT BRITAIN** |
Influenza activity below
baseline levels. Influenza A detections/isolations reported in England
for
weeks 20/40, 41, 42, 44, 45 & 46. One of the reported influenzaA
isolates has been characterised as antigenically related to A/NC/20/99(H1N1) |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/46 21/11/00 |
| GREECE |
No report so far |
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| HUNGARY |
No report so far |
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| ICELAND** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 & 20/41 13/10/00 |
| IRELAND** |
Low to zero influenza activity. One influenza A(H3N2)
isolate reported for week 20/40 |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/45 16/11/00 |
| ITALY |
No report so far |
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| LATVIA |
No report so far |
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| LITHUANIA |
No report so far |
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| THE NETHERLANDS** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/46 16/11/00 |
| NORWAY |
No report so far |
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| POLAND** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels.No
detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/44 09/11/00 |
| PORTUGAL** |
Sporadic influenza B activity.
Influenza B virus detected every week between weeks 20/43 & 20/46
withinthe sentinel network or
other sources. Week 20/45: cluster of flu B antigen detections in the Azores
Islands. |
Weeks 20/41 to 20/46 16/11/00 |
| ROMANIA** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels.No
detection nor isolation so far |
16/11/00 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC** |
Influenza activity at
seasonal levels. First influenza isolate (week 20/44).
Furthervirological characterisation
is in progress |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/47 20/11/00 |
| SLOVENIA |
No report so far |
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| SPAIN** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/45 16/11/00 |
| SWEDEN** |
No influenza activity. Onecase
of influenza A(H3N2) imported from China |
Week 20/45 16/11/00 |
| SWITZERLAND** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/45 16/11/00 |
| RUSSIA and CIS c.** |
During the third quarter
of year 2000, low influenza activity with sporadic
cases of influenza A(H3N2), A(H1N1) & B |
3rd quarter 2000 |
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| USA |
Sporadic influenza activity
was reported by 20 States whereas 30 reported no activity.
So far among 56 identified isolates, the predominant type is A (88%),
among which 95% belong to the A(H1N1) subtype. |
Week 20/45 17/11/00 |
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