Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to Sep 12th)

[Ronan Kelly]

Figure 2. Number of positive samples* by influenza types and subtypes and detection rate** by week
*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

Of 13 patients hospitalized this season 10 had Influenza B and 3 had H3N2.
Overall detection: 16 B, 2 PanFlu H1N1, 18 H3N2.
The two H1N1 detections came from Gauteng


http://www.nicd.ac.za/viralwatch/consolidated_report/FIFA_flu_29062010.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 1st)

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 1st)



Figure 2. Number of positive samples* by influenza types and subtypes and detection rate** by week
*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

34 more hospitalizations were identified 22 positive for Influenza B, 12 for H3N2.
http://www.nicd.ac.za/viralwatch/viral.htm#heading01

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 11th)

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 11th)


Figure 2. Number of positive samples* by influenza types and subtypes and detection rate** by week
*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

26 New hospitalizations (Tot 83); 15 confirmed Influenza B (Tot 57), 11 confirmed H3N2 (Tot 26).

Overall detection: 934 samples, 102 confirmed flu B, 90 confirmed H3N2, 7 confirmed pH1N1. The 5 new pH1N1 cases were 4 from Gauteng, 1 from Western Cape.
http://www.nicd.ac.za/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 18th)

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 18th)



Figure 2. Number of positive samples* by influenza types and subtypes and detection rate** by week
*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

14 New hospitalizations (Tot 97); 9 confirmed Influenza B (Tot 66), 5 confirmed H3N2 (Tot 31).

Overall detection: 166 samples taken (Total 1,100), 15 confirmed flu B (Total 117), 34 confirmed H3N2 (Total 124), 7 confirmed pH1N1, all from Gauteng (Total 14), and 2 influenza A unsubtyped (Total 2).
http://www.nicd.ac.za/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 25th)

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to July 25th)

After a long break where the website was not being updated.......
Influenza surveillance report – South Africa
Report compiled on 07 September 2010


Figure 2. Number of positive samples* by influenza types and subtypes and detection rate** by week


*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

106 new hospitalizations since the last report (tot 203); 72 Influenza B (tot 138), 4 pH1N1 (tot 4), 30 H3N2 (tot 61).

Overall detection by province since last report: 868 samples taken (tot 1,968), 288 Influenza B (tot 405), 81 H3N2 (tot 215), 108pH1N1 (tot 122), 1 A unsubtyped (tot 3).

http://www.nicd.ac.za/

I'm not sure why the total number of samples by hospital and by province differs so much.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to Sep 7th)

Re: Consolidated Influenza Surveillance Weekly Report (up to Sep 7th)

Updated to Sep 12;



*Specimens from patients with Influenza-like illnesses at 223 sentinel sites in 9 provinces
**Detection rate calculated on specimens tested at NICD only, not shown before onset of season

One new hospitalization (H3N2). Total hospitalizations: 204; Inf B: 138; pH1N1: 4; H3N2: 62.


Overall detection by province since last report: 80 samples taken (tot 2,048), 31 Influenza B (tot 436), 3 H3N2 (tot 218), 35 pH1N1 (tot 157), 2 A unsubtyped (tot 5).

http://www.nicd.ac.za/