The influenza season has started in a number of European countries

J MS Arkema; A Meijer; W J Paget; V van Casteren; O Hungnes; A Mazick; J Van Der Velden

doi:10.2807/ese.13.04.08021-en

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The influenza season has started in a number of European countries

J MS Arkema¹, A Meijer^1,2, W J Paget¹, V van Casteren³, O Hungnes⁴, A Mazick⁵, J Van Der Velden^1,6
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Affiliations: ¹ European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) Co-ordination Centre, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, the Netherlands ² Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands ³ Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium ⁴ Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway ⁵ Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark ⁶ Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Public Health, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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Citation style for this article: Arkema J MS, Meijer A, Paget W J, van Casteren V, Hungnes O, Mazick A, Van Der Velden J. The influenza season has started in a number of European countries. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(4):pii=8021. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.04.08021-en

Abstract

Increased influenza activity was reported in 13 European countries in week 2 of 2008: Austria, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Based on historical trends, influenza activity is expected to increase in more countries in the coming weeks and to move gradually eastwards and northwards in Europe [1]. Influenza activity is mainly associated with type A influenza virus, subtype H1, which usually causes only mild- to medium-intensity influenza epidemics.