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Influenza update, December 2017

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In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, influenza activity is high in the month of December in many countries reporting data to FluNet and EMFLU namely, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), Pakistan, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia (Fig. 1). All seasonal influenza subtypes were detected in the Region.

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Fig. 1. Influenza activity in Eastern Mediterranean Region, December 2017

Influenza activity by sub-type

Source of transmission zones 

Fig. 2 shows the weekly distribution of influenza subtypes.

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Fig. 2. Weekly positive cases of influenza by subtype, Epi week 52/2016–2017

Circulating influenza viruses by subtype

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Fig. 3. Circulating influenza viruses in the Region by subtype, Epi week 48-52, 2017

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