[Source: Ministry of Health, full PDF document (in Italian), (LINK). Translated, edited.]

Italy, Influenza - Virological Surveillance Update - Week 01/2011

12 January 2011


Clinical samples collection activity continues through Influnet laboratories network.

During current week (01/2011), two hundreds and twenty (220) clinical samples have been collected by network's laboratories.

Among these, seventy-four (74) were positive for influenza virus.

Nineteen (19) were type B, fifty-four (54) were type A H1N1 (2009) and One (1) 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: 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 01, Total]

* FLU A - 0 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 8 - 20 - 34 - 55 - 125
o A - ... - 1 - ... - ... - ... - 2 - 2 - 1 - 6
o A/H3N2 - ... - ... - ... - 1 - 4 - ... - 2 - ... - 7
o A/H1N1 v - ... - 3 - 3 - ... - 4 - 18 - 30 - 54 - 112
* FLU B - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 10 - 14 - 19 - 55
* TOT POSITIVE SAMPLES - 0 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 15 - 30 - 48 - 74 - 180



Table 2 - Data from Influnet Laboratories of:

* TORINO - AO "Amedeo di Savoia" - V. Ghisetti
* ROMA - UNIVERSITA' CATTOLICA - G. Fadda
* BOLZANO - Azienda Sanitaria - C. Larcher
* GENOVA - UNIVERSITA' - F. Ansaldi
* TRIESTE - UNIVERSITA' - C. Campello
* MILANO - UNIVERSITA' - A. Zanetti
* PAVIA - IRCSS ?San Matteo? - F. Baldanti
* PARMA - UNIVERSITA' - M. L. Tanzi
* FIRENZE - UNIVERSITA' - A. Azzi
* PERUGIA - UNIVERSITA' - A. Iorio
* BARI - UOC - Policlinico M. Chironna

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