[Source: Ministry of Health, full PDF document (in Italian), (LINK). Translated by the Mod.(IOH), edited.]
Italy, Influenza - Virological Surveillance Update - Week 12/2011
30 March 2011
Clinical samples collection activity continues through Influnet laboratories network.
Influenza virus circulation is decreasing.
During current week (12/2011), one hundred sixty-three (163) clinical samples have been collected by network's laboratories.
Among these, eight (8 [4,9%]) were positive for influenza virus.
Four (4 [50%]) were type A H1N1 2009, two (2 [25%]) were type B, two (2) were not yet subtyped.
Table 1 - Virological Surveillance of Influenza - Cumulative Number of Isolates per Week and Type/Subtype (since the start of the season, Week 46/2010
[Type-Subtype / Week (number of isolates): 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12, Total]
- INFLUENZA A - 0 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 8 - 20 - 41 - 79 - 182 - 302 - 320 - 328 - 300 - 226 - 106 - 71 - 56 - 17 - 6 - 2.070
- A (not yet subtyped) - ... - 1 - ... - ... - ... - 2 - 2 - 4 - 22 - 31 - 33 - 31 - 25 - 35 - 11 - 4 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 217
- A/H3N2 - ... - ... - ... - 1 - 4 - ... - 3 - ... - 8 - 8 - 2 - 7 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 1 - ... - 62
- A/H1N1 (2009) - ... - 3 - 3 - ... - 4 - 18 - 36 - 75 - 152 - 263 - 285 - 290 - 271 - 178 - 91 - 61 - 46 - 11 - 4 - 1.791
- INFLUENZA B - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 13 - 17 - 28 - 37 - 64 - 123 - 134 - 129 - 110 - 53 - 29 - 19 - 12 - 2 - 782
- TOTAL POSITIVE SAMPLES - 1 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 14 - 33 - 58 - 107 - 219 - 366 - 443 - 462 - 429 - 336 - 159 - 100 - 75 - 29 - 8 - 2.852
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