| Country |
New
info. |
Comments |
Period |
 |
| Austria |
** |
No eveidence of influenza activity in Austria. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/45 14/11/01 |
| Belgium |
** |
Increasing ARI levels. One laboratory confirmed case of influenza A by antigen detection during week 01/46. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 28/11/01 |
| Belarus |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity with influenza A and B cases confirmed by antigen detection. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/43 02/11/01 |
| Bulgaria |
|
No report so far |
|
| Croatia |
|
No report so far |
|
| Czech Republic |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity with virologically confirmed influenza A (weeks 40 and 46) or B (weeks 41,43 to 46) infections. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Denmark |
** |
Influenza activity is at baseline levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 29/11/01 |
| Finland |
** |
Low influenza activity with sporadic A and B cases. Two antigen detections of influenza A virus (weeks 01/39 and 01/45). |
Weeks 39/01 to 01/46 |
| France |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity, increasing in some regions. So far 4 antigen detections or isolation of influenza B viruses during weeks 40, 42, 46 and 47 from various regions. Two influenza B isolates have been characterised as antigenically related to the vaccine strain: B/Sichuan/379/99. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 28/11/01 |
| Germany |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| 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 |
** |
Low to zero influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 20/40 to 20/47 |
| Italy |
** |
No sign of influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 28/11/01 |
| Latvia |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 20/11/01 |
| Lithuania |
|
No report so far |
|
| The Netherlands |
** |
Influenza activity at low levels.First influenza virus detection in a sample taken in week 43 from a hospitalized man. The strain characterised as A(H3N2) is antigenically related to the current vaccine strain (see the latest EISS bulletin). |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 |
| Norway |
** |
Activity at non epidemic levels. One influenza A (untyped) virus detected (Antigen detection) during week 01/44 in a sample taken from a 1 yr old child (see EISS Bulletin, Issue 42 for week 01/45). |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 29/11/2001 |
| Poland |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Portugal |
** |
First influenza A(H3N2) isolation / detection week 01/46 (see EISS Bulletin Issue 43, for Week 01/46) . Influenza activity at low levels. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Romania |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 29/11/2001 |
| Russia and CIS |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/45 14/11/01 |
| Slovak Republic |
** |
Influenza activity at seasonal levels. No isolation nor detection so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Slovenia |
** |
Sporadic influenza activity during week 01/47. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/47 |
| Spain |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Sweden |
** |
No sign of influenza activity. |
Week 01/46 |
| Switzerland |
** |
No influenza activity. No detection nor isolation so far. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Great Britain |
** |
Influenza activity below baseline levels. Sporadic influenza A and B detections/isolations reported in England. |
Weeks 01/40 to 01/46 |
| Yugoslavia |
|
New EuroGROG member. No report so far. |
|
|
| Elsewhere in the world |
| USA |
|
Regional influenza activity was reported by 4 States whereas 19 reported sporadic activity and 24 no activity. So far among 50 identified isolates, the predominant type is A (96%), all subtyped influenza A strains belong to the A(H3N2) subtype. |
Week 01/46 |
