SEASON 2000-2001
BULLETIN N°1
SEASON 2000-2001
BULLETIN N°1
| New information received from 19 European countries. | ||
| 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 | ||
| AUSTRIA | No report so far | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| HUNGARY | No report so far | |
| 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 | |
| LATVIA | No report so far | |
| LITHUANIA | No report so far | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Elsewhere in the world | ||
| 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 |
Bulletin compiled 22nd November 2000 by Jean-Claude Manuguerra
· ILI: influenza-like illness
· ARI : Acute Respiratory Infections
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