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Abstract

In the World Health Organization European Region, the 2018/19 influenza season started in week 49 2018, crossing 10% virus-positivity in sentinel surveillance specimens. At week 5 2019, activity remained elevated with positivity rates at 55%. Both A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses circulated widely and detection levels in primary care and hospital settings were similar to past seasons. Hospitalisation data may suggest an increased susceptibility to A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in older age groups.

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Co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza A(H3N2) viruses, World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, October 2018 to February 2019
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Hannah+Segaloff&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Segaloff Hannah</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angeliki+Melidou&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Melidou Angeliki</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Cornelia+Adlhoch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Adlhoch Cornelia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dmitriy+Pereyaslov&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pereyaslov Dmitriy</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Emmanuel+Robesyn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Robesyn Emmanuel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pasi+Penttinen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Penttinen Pasi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sonja+J+Olsen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Olsen Sonja J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=WHO+European+Region&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Region WHO European</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+European+Influenza+Surveillance+Network&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the European Influenza Surveillance Network</a></span>. Co-circulation of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and influenza A(H3N2) viruses, World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, October 2018 to February 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(9):pii=1900125. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.9.1900125" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.9.1900125</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Feb 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 26 Feb 2019 </span> </p>
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