Influenza situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: week 3, 2024 (14-20 January 2024)

Country Afghanistan Bahrain Egypt Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco occupied Palestinian territory Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Total Number of tested specimens (%)Number of enrolled cases 98 97 676 3945 35 47 102 4 306 76 169 478 879 1046 76 48 145 1431 10 9668 98 (100) 97 (100) 676 (100) 3945 (100) 35 (100) 47 (100) 102 (100) 4 (100) 306 (100) 76 (100) 169 (100) 478 (100) 879 (100) 970 (93) 76 (100) 48 (100) 145 (100) 1431 (100) 9 (90) 9591 (99.2) INFLUENZA SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION Week 3, 2024 (14–20 January 2024) A (H1N1) pdm09 A (H3) A (H5) A (not subtyped) B (Yamagata lineage) B (Victoria lineage) B (lineage not determined) % of positive specimens % o f po si ti ve s pe ci m en s N um be r of p os it iv e sp ec im en s Seasons 16% 2% 30% 22% 30% 0 5 10 15 20 N um be r of r ep or ti ng c ou nt ri es Weeks 2022-2023 2023-2024 Fig. 1. Number of reporting countries to EMFLU/FluNet by week in the Region, week 27, 2022 -- week 3, 2024 Fig. 2. Number of positive specimens by subtype/lineage and percentage of specimens testing positive for influenza viruses starting from week 27, 2022 till week 3, 2024 Fig. 3. Proportion of influenza subtypes/lineages in the Region, week 3, 2024 Table. Number of enrolled cases and number of tested specimens by reporting countries in the Region, week 3, 2024 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 2022-2023 2023-2024 A (H3) A (H1N1) pdm09 B (lineage not determined) A (not subtyped) B (Victoria lineage) Published by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo, Egypt. The information in this document is gathered from the Region’s ministries of health. For more information, please contact: emrgohspoutbreak@who.int World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Monazamet El Seha El Alamia Str,Extension of Abdel Razak El Sanhouri Street P.O. Box 7608, Nasr City Cairo 11371, Egypt www.emro.who.int © World Health Organization 2024 Document number: WHO-EM/CSR/721/ESource of data: EMFLU Network and FLUMART 19 19 18 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 19 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 W 27 W 29 W 31 W 33 W 35 W 37 W 39 W 41 W 43 W 45 W 47 W 49 W 51 W 01 W 03 W 05 W 07 W 09 W 11 W 13 W 15 W 17 W 19 W 21 W 23 W 25 W 27 W 29 W 31 W 33 W 35 W 37 W 39 W 41 W 43 W 45 W 47 W 49 W 51 W 01 W 03 W 27 W 29 W 31 W 33 W 35 W 37 W 39 W 41 W 43 W 45 W 47 W 49 W 51 W 01 W 03 W 05 W 07 W 09 W 11 W 13 W 15 W 17 W 19 W 21 W 23 W 25 W 27 W 29 W 31 W 33 W 35 W 37 W 39 W 41 W 43 W 45 W 47 W 49 W 51 W 01 W 03