| Country |
New
info. |
Comments |
Period |
 |
| Austria |
** |
No evidence of influenza activity in Austria. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/46 & 01/47 |
| Belgium |
** |
Increasing ARI levels. So far, three laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A by antigen detection during week 01/46 and 01/49. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 12/12/01 |
| Belarus |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity with influenza A and B cases confirmed by antigen detection. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/43 02/11/01 |
| Bulgaria |
** |
Low influenza activity with sporadic serologically confirmed cases. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/49 12/12/01 |
| Croatia |
** |
No indication of influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Week 01/51 19/12/2001 |
| Czech Republic |
** |
Slightly increasing ARI levels. Sporadic influenza activity with virologically confirmed influenza A (weeks 40, 46, 49 and 50) and B (weeks 41,43, 46 & 50) infections. |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/50 |
| Denmark |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 13/12/01 |
| Finland |
** |
Low influenza activity with sporadic A and B cases. One antigen detection of influenza B virus (week 01/48). |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/49 |
| France |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity, slightly increasing in some regions. Influenza B isolates, antigenically related to the vaccine strain B/Sichuan/379/99, were reported from various regions every week since week 01/46. A total of 3 influenza A(H3N2) isolates were reported so far. They were antigenically characterised as close to the vaccine strain A/Panama/2007/99(H3N2). |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 28/11/01 |
| Germany |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation reported so far |
Weeks 01/49 to 01/50 19/12/01 |
| Greece |
|
No report so far |
|
| Hungary |
|
No sign of influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 28/11/01 |
| Iceland |
|
No report so far |
|
| Ireland |
** |
No to sporadic influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Week 01/48 |
| Italy |
** |
Influenza activity at baseline levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 28/11/01 |
| Latvia |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/48 05/12/01 |
| Lithuania |
** |
Influenza activity at non epidemic levels although increasing ARI levels were reported in the western part of the country. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Week 01/49 10/12/01 |
| The Netherlands |
** |
Influenza activity at low levels. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 |
| Norway |
** |
No indication of influenza activity. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 13/12/2001 |
| Poland |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/50 19/12/01 |
| Portugal |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity with no impact on morbidity rates. Influenza A(H3N2) is the dominant type/sub-type. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 |
| Romania |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity. Influenza A(H1N1) isolates were reported. |
Weeks 01/49 13/12/2001 |
| Russia and CIS |
** |
Rapid increase of influenza activity exceeding epidemic threshold in the Russian city of Kirov. In the rest if the country, influenza activity is within seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/48 10/12/01 |
| Slovak Republic |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels but slightly increased. No isolation nor detection so far. |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/49 11/12/01 |
| Slovenia |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity with detection or isolation of influenza A and B viruses. Type B was dominant week 01/49 and type A was dominant week 01/50. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/50 |
| Spain |
** |
No sign of influenza activity. One detection/isolation of influenza A virus was reported for week 01/46. |
Weeks 01/46 to 01/50 |
| Sweden |
** |
No sign of influenza activity. |
Week 01/47 |
| Switzerland |
** |
Influenza activity at non epidemic levels. No detection nor isolation since week 01/46 when a virologically confirmed case of influenza B was reported. |
Weeks 01/47 to 01/49 |
| Great Britain |
** |
Influenza activity well below baseline levels. Sporadic detections/isolations of influenza A virus reported in England. |
Weeks 01/48 to 01/49 |
| Yugoslavia |
|
New EuroGROG member. No report so far. |
|
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| Elsewhere in the world |
| USA |
|
Widespread influenza activity was reported by Alaska, regional activity was reported by Colorado. 33 States reported sporadic activity and 14 States reported no activity. The predominant type is A (97%), the vast majority of subtyped influenza A strains belong to the A(H3N2) subtype (30 A(H3N2) versus 2 A(H1N1)). |
Week 01/49 |
