FluNet Summary
12 December 2016
National Influenza Centres (NICs) and other national influenza laboratories from 80 countries, areas or territories reported data to FluNet for the time period from 14 November 2016 to 27 November 2016 a (data as of 2016-12-09 03:37:55 UTC). The WHO GISRS laboratories tested more than 93152 specimens during that time period. 6209 were positive for influenza viruses, of which 5630 (90.7%) were typed as influenza A and 579 (9.3%) as influenza B. Of the sub-typed influenza A viruses, 112 (2.9%) were influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and 3787 (97.1%) were influenza A(H3N2). Of the characterized B viruses, 46 (36.2%) belonged to the B-Yamagata lineage and 81 (63.8%) to the B-Victoria lineage.
Global circulation of influenza viruses
(GISRS-FluNet, snapshot 09 December 2016)
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aThe time period from 14 November 2016 to 27 November 2016 corresponds to
- FluNet / American calendar / International standard ISO 8601: weeks 46 and 47
