TY - JOUR
T1 - Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively
AU - The European Influenza Surveillance Network
AU - Adlhoch, Cornelia
AU - Snacken, René
AU - Melidou, Angeliki
AU - Ionescu, Silviu
AU - Penttinen, Pasi
AU - Mook, Piers
AU - Meerhoff, Tamara
AU - Popow-Kraupp, Theresia
AU - Schmid, Daniela
AU - Cyril, Barbezange
AU - Nathalie, Bossuyt
AU - Sarah, Moreels
AU - Isabelle, Thomas
AU - Viviane, Van Casteren
AU - Neli, Korsun
AU - Vladimir, Draženović
AU - Maria, Koliou
AU - Despo, Pieridou
AU - Martina, Havlícková
AU - Helena, Jiřincová
AU - Jan, Kynčl
AU - Kølsen, Fischer Thea
AU - Lisbet, Krause Knudsen
AU - Ramona, Trebbien
AU - Kaie, Päll
AU - Olga, Sadikova
AU - Anu, Haveri
AU - Niina, Ikonen
AU - Outi, Lyytikäinen
AU - Satu, Murtopuro
AU - Sylvie, Behillil
AU - Sibylle, Bernard Stoecklin
AU - Thierry, Blanchon
AU - Christine, Campese
AU - Vincent, Enouf
AU - Bruno, Lina
AU - Clement, Turbelin
AU - Martine, Valette
AU - Sylvie, van der Werf
AU - Silke, Buda
AU - Ralf, Dürrwald
AU - Ourania, Kalkouni
AU - Andreas, Mentis
AU - Anna, Papa
AU - Vasiliki, Pogka
AU - István, Jankovics
AU - Zsuzsanna, Molnár
AU - Mónika, Rózsa
AU - Richard, Pebody
AU - Maria, Zambon
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the influenza surveillance team at World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen,Demark, for their collaboration. We thank all EISN members and ERLI-Net laboratories for their tireless commitment in collecting and providing highquality European influenza surveillance data. We are also grateful to the TESSy data managers for their support and ECDC staff for their critical review.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Eurosurveillance. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/3/29
Y1 - 2018/3/29
N2 - We use surveillance data to describe influenza A and B virus circulation over two consecutive seasons with excess all-cause mortality in Europe, especially in people aged 60 years and older. Influenza A(H3N2) virus dominated in 2016/17 and B/Yamagata in 2017/18. The latter season was prolonged with positivity rates above 50% among sentinel detections for at least 12 weeks. With a current west–east geographical spread, high influenza activity might still be expected in eastern Europe.
AB - We use surveillance data to describe influenza A and B virus circulation over two consecutive seasons with excess all-cause mortality in Europe, especially in people aged 60 years and older. Influenza A(H3N2) virus dominated in 2016/17 and B/Yamagata in 2017/18. The latter season was prolonged with positivity rates above 50% among sentinel detections for at least 12 weeks. With a current west–east geographical spread, high influenza activity might still be expected in eastern Europe.
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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00146
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00146
M3 - Article
C2 - 29616611
AN - SCOPUS:85045457261
VL - 23
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
SN - 1025-496X
IS - 13
M1 - 18-00146
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