SEASON 2000-2001
BULLETIN N°4
SEASON 2000-2001
BULLETIN N°4
| New information received from 25 European countries. | ||
| Low influenza activity across the European continent except in Francewhere it reached local to regional levels. Type A is dominant, mainly A(H1N1) but some countries reported the isolation of A(H3N2) viruses. | ||
| Weeks 20/49 to 20/51 | ||
| AUSTRIA** | No influenza acitivity | Week 20/48 07/12/00 |
| BELGIUM** | Local outbreaks of Influenza activity due to influenza A viruses | Week 20/49 10/12/00 |
| 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 | Weeks 20/50 & 20/51 18/12/00 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC** | Sporadic Influenza activity. Six isolations of influenza A(H3N2) were reported for week 20/49 | Week 20/50 14/12/00 |
| DENMARK** | Influenza activity at low levels. No isolation/detection reported this week | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| FINLAND** | Sporadic influenza activity. No new isolation/detection for week 20/49 | Week 20/49 11/12/00 |
| FRANCE** | Influenza activity has reached the epidemic threshold in 2 regions of Northern France due to A/NC/20/99(H1N1)-like viruses. The activity was reported as local in the South andregional in the North. Two isolations of A(H3N2) viruses in the South. | Week 20/49 13/12/00 |
| GERMANY** | Sporadic influenza activity associated with influenza A(H1N1) viruses | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| GREECE | No report so far | |
| HUNGARY | No report so far | |
| ICELAND** | No detection nor isolation so far | Weeks 20/48 to 20/50 11/12/00 |
| IRELAND** | Low influenza activity. One isolation/detection of influenza A virus was reported | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| ITALY** | Influenza activity at baseline levels. No detection nor isolation reported for weeks 20/49 &20/50 | Weeks 20/49 & 20/50 13/12/00 |
| LATVIA** | Sporadic influenza activity. The first antigen detection of influenza A virus was reported. | Week 20/50 18/12/00 |
| LITHUANIA** | Increasing ARI levels. Influenza activity at non epidemic levels. No isolation nor detection so far | Week 20/49 12/12/00 |
| THE NETHERLANDS** | Sporadic influenza activity. No detection nor isolation reported for week 49 | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| NORWAY** | Sporadic influenza activity.First
virological detection of influenza virus reported for week 48.
RT-PCR and sequencing showed the strain to belong to the A(H1N1) subtype and genetically related to A/NC/20/99. |
Weeks 20/48 & 20/49 13/12/00 |
| POLAND** | Influenza activity at seasonal levels with increasing incidence of ILI. No detection nor isolation so far | Week 20/50 11/12/00 |
| PORTUGAL** | One detection/isolation of influenza B virus was reported | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| ROMANIA** | ARI at non epidemic level.No detection nor isolation of influenza virus so far | Week 20/48 07/12/00 |
| RUSSIA and CIS c.** | From September to November
2000, low influenza activity with sporadic
cases of influenza A(H3N2), A(H1N1) & B |
From Sept. To Nov.2000 06/12/00 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC** | Influenza activity at seasonal levelswith increasing incidence of ILI. No newinfluenza isolate | Week 20/51 18/12/00 |
| SLOVENIA** | No influenza activity | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| SPAIN** | Sporadic influenza activity. First detection/isolation of influenza A virus reported for the current season | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| SWEDEN | Sporadic influenza activity | Week 20/47 |
| SWITZERLAND** | No influenza activity.One rapid test detection of influenza virus in the North-East of the country | Week 20/49 14/12/00 |
| UNITED KINGDOM** | All indicators continue to remain at low levels (week 20/49). Influenza A(H1N1) is the dominant type/subtype. One school outbreak of influenza A reported. | Week 20/50 13/12/00 |
| EISS member | New EuroGROG member | |
| Elsewhere in the world | ||
| USA** | Regional influenza activity
was reported by 5 states and territorial health departments whereas sporadic
activity was reported by 31. Thirteen othersreported
no influenza activity.
During week 49, 51 (6%) specimens were found positive: 33 were influenza A(H1N1) viruses, 6 were unsubtyped A viruses, and 12 wereB viruses. |
Week 20/49 09/12/00 |
| ISRAEL | First influenza isolate reported (week 20/47). The virus was characterised as A(H1N1) | Weeks 20/46 to 20/48 03/12/00 |
Bulletin compiled 18 December 2000 by Jean-Claude Manuguerra
· ILI: influenza-like illness
· ARI : Acute Respiratory Infections
· ** NEW PIECE OF INFORMATION
· EISS members:
http://eiss.org
New EuroGROG members