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

Italy, Influenza - Virological Surveillance Update - Week 02/2011

19 January 2011


Clinical samples collection activity continues through Influnet laboratories network.

During current week (02/2011), five hundred twenty-two (522) clinical samples have been collected by network's laboratories.

Among these, one hundred forty-four (144) were positive for influenza virus.

Twenty-two (22) were type B, one hundred thirteen (113) were type A H1N1 (2009), four (4) were A(H3N2)
and five (5) 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: 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 01 / 02, Total]
  • FLU A - 0 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 8 - 20 - 38 - 66 - 122 - 262
    • A - ... - 1 - ... - ... - ... - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 11
    • A/H3N2 - ... - ... - ... - 1 - 4 - ... - 2 - ... - 4 - 11
    • A/H1N1 v - ... - 3 - 3 - ... - 4 - 18 - 35 - 64 - 113 - 240
  • FLU B - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 12 - 16 - 28 - 22 - 90
  • TOT POSITIVE SAMPLES - 0 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 15 - 32 - 54 - 94 - 144 - 352


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