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New information received from 20 European countries. |
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outbreaks of Influenza activity were reported in Belgium and the north
ofFrance. Sporadic acitivity was
reported in some other countries such as Denmark, Germany & Sweden.
During weeks 47 & 48, influenza A/NC/20/99(H1N1) was the dominant variant. |
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Weeks 20/46 to 20/48 |
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| AUSTRIA** |
No influenza acitivity |
Weeks 20/46 to 20/47 29/11/00 |
| BELGIUM** |
Local outbreaks of Influenza activity.Ten influenza A
viruses were detected week 20/48 |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| BULGARIA** |
ARI at seasonal levels. No isolation nor detection so
far. |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/48 06/12/00 |
| CROATIA** |
No indication of influenza activity. No detection nor
isolation so far |
Week 20/49 04/12/00 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
Influenza activity was at baseline levels. No new virus
detection/isolation |
Weeks 20/46 to 20/47 24/11/00 |
| DENMARK** |
Sporadic influenza activity. No isolation/detection reported
this week |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| FINLAND** |
Sporadic lab confirmed
cases of influenza: 2 antigen detections of influenza A virus were reported |
Week 20/48 04/12/00 |
| FRANCE** |
Local outbreaks of influenza
activity. 17 influenza A isolates were reported for week 20/48. Among them,
9 were characterised as A(H1N1) strains antigenically related to A/NC/20/99(H1N1). |
Week 20/48 |
| GERMANY** |
Sporadic influenza activity.Second
influenza A(H1N1) virus reported in Berlin within the sentinel network |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| 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 20/42 to 20/47 30/11/00 |
| IRELAND** |
No influenza activity |
Week 20/47 30/11/00 |
| ITALY** |
No influenza activity (week 20/47). No detection nor isolation
reported for weeks 20/47 &20/48 |
Weeks 20/47 & 20/48 06/12/00 |
| LATVIA** |
No influenza activity. So far,no
detection nor isolation |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| LITHUANIA |
No report so far |
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| THE NETHERLANDS** |
No influenza activity (week 20/47). No detection nor isolation
so far |
Weeks 20/47 & 20/48 |
| NORWAY** |
No detectable influenza activity.No
detection nor isolation so far |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| POLAND** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels with increasing
incidence of ILI. No detection nor isolation so far |
Week 20/49 04/12/00 |
| PORTUGALR** |
One detection/isolation
of influenza A(H1N1) virus reported within the sentinel network |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| ROMANIA |
ARI at non epidemic level.No
detection nor isolation of influenza virus so far |
Week 20/47 30/11/00 |
| 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 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC** |
Influenza activity at
seasonal levels. No newinfluenza
isolate |
Week 20/49 04/12/00 |
| SLOVENIA |
No report so far |
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| SPAIN** |
Sporadic influenza activity reported but no detection
nor isolation so far |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| SWEDEN** |
Sporadic influenza activity |
Week 20/47 |
| SWITZERLAND** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Week 20/48 06/12/00 |
| UNITED KINGDOM** |
All indicators continue
to remain at low levels (week 20/47). 13 Influenza A detections/isolations
and one influenza B virus isolation/detection reported in England for week
48. |
Weeks 20/47 & 20/4829/11/00
& 06/12/00 |
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| USA** |
Regional influenza activity
was reported by 2 states and territorial health departments whereas sporadic
activity was reported by 24. The other 24 reported no influenza activity.
During week 47, 29 (4%) specimens were found positive: 19 were influenza
A(H1N1) viruses, 2 A(H3N2) viruses, 5 were unsubtyped A viruses, and 3
wereB viruses. |
Week 20/47 30/11/00 |
| ISRAEL** |
First influenza isolate reported (week 20/47). The virus was characterised
as A(H1N1) |
Weeks 46 to 20/48 03/12/00 |
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