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New information received from 26 European countries. |
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Low
influenza activity across the European continent. Type A is dominant, mainly
A(H1N1).
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Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 |
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| AUSTRIA** |
No influenza acitivity |
Weeks 20/50 to 20/51 28/12/00 |
| BELGIUM** |
Influenza
activity is globally low inspite of ongoing isolations/detections ofinfluenza
A(H1N1) viruses.
1st case of virologically confirmed influenza B |
Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 07/01/01 |
| BULGARIA |
ARI at seasonal levels.
First isolation of influenza virus from a sporadic case. The strain has
been characterised
as antigenically related to A/Moscow/10/99(H3N2) |
09/12/00 |
| CROATIA** |
No indication of influenza activity. No detection nor
isolation so far |
Week 20/53 03/01/01 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC** |
Sporadic Influenza activity. Three antigen detections
of influenza A virus are reported |
Week 20/50 14/12/00 |
| DENMARK** |
Sporadic Influenza activity.
One A/NC/20/99(H1N1) -like and one A/Moscow/10/99(H3N2)-like isolates are
reported
for weeks 20/52 and 20/51 respectively |
Week 21/01 12/01/01 |
| FINLAND** |
Sporadic influenza activity
with alocal outbreak in Turku. 6specimens
are reported to be positive forinfluenza
A by antigen detection |
Week 20/52 08/01/01 |
| FRANCE** |
Influenza activity was
qualified as epidemic in eight regions and local in 13 regions. A/NC/20/99(H1N1)-like
isolates are reported. |
Week 01/21 10/01/01 |
| GERMANY** |
Influenza activity associated
with influenza A/NC/20/99(H1N1)-like viruses reached local to regional
levels. Influenza acitivity is globally low |
Week 01/21 |
| GREECE** |
Low influenza activity. No detection/isolation of influenza
virus reported so far. |
Week 01/21 04/01/01 |
| HUNGARY |
No report so far |
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| ICELAND** |
Two virologically confirmed cases of influenza A during
weeks 20/51 and 01/01.Influenza activity is sporadic. |
Weeks 20/51 to 21/01 09/01/01 |
| IRELAND** |
Low sporadic influenza activity. Both A(H1N1) and A(H3N2)
isolates are reported |
Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 10/01/01 |
| ITALY** |
Influenza activity at
low levels. Influenza A(H1N1) virus detections/isolations are reported
for weeks 20/52
and 21/01 from hospitalised patients |
Weeks 20/51 and 21/01 10/01/01 |
| LATVIA** |
Low influenza activity. First reports ofinfluenza
virus detections/isolations. |
Weeks 20/52 to 21/02 15/01/01 |
| LITHUANIA** |
Influenza activity at non epidemic levels. Virologically
confirmed cases Influenza A are reported |
Weeks 20/52 to 21/01 08/01/01 |
| THE NETHERLANDS** |
Sporadic influenza activity due to influenza A viruses. |
Week 21/01 10/01/01 |
| NORWAY** |
Sporadic but slightly
increasing influenza activity. No detection/isolation reported for this
period of thime. |
Weeks 20/51 to 21/01 10 & 11/01/01 |
| POLAND** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels with low incidence
of ILI. No detection nor isolation are reported |
Week 21/01 |
| PORTUGAL** |
Both A(H1N1) and A(H3N2)
isolates are reported for weeks 20/51 and 20/52 respectively |
Weeks 20/51 and 20/52 |
| ROMANIA** |
ARI at non epidemic level.No
detection nor isolation of influenza virus are reported |
Weeks 20/51 to 21/01 11/01/01 |
| RUSSIA and CIS c.** |
During weeks 20/49 and
20/50influenza activity was globally
low with local outbreaks. Influenza A(H3N2), A(H1N1) & B viruses have
been deteceted during December 2000. |
Weeks 20/49 and 20/50 21/12/00 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC** |
Sporadic Influenza activity
with some local outbreaks in the south-west part of the country. Three
new isolates antigenically related to A/NC/20/99 are reported |
Week 21/01 11/01/01 |
| SLOVENIA** |
No influenza activity |
Weeks 20/51 and 21/01 |
| SPAIN** |
Sporadic influenza activity |
Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 |
| SWEDEN** |
Sporadic influenza activity |
Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 |
| SWITZERLAND** |
Spoardic influenza activity
associated with occasionnal detections/isolations of influenza viruses.
So far, the predominant type is A and sutype is H1N1 |
Weeks 20/50 to 21/01 |
| UNITED KINGDOM** |
Although influenza activity
remains at low levels, clinical indicators have increased slightly during
week 21/01 |
Week 21/01 10/01/01 |
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| EISS member |
New EuroGROG member |
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| USA** |
Widespread
influenza activity is reported by 2 states and territorial health departments
(Rhodes Island and Virginia) whereas regional or sporadic activity is reported
respectively by 11 and 35 states and territorial health departments. Two
othersdid not report.During week
21/01, 138 (12%) specimens are found positive: 20 are influenza A(H1N1),
2 are a(H3N2), 88 are type A not subtyped and 28 are influenza B viruses. |
Week 21/01 12/01/01 |
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