Influenza situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: week 13, 2023 (26 March-1 April)

Country Afghanistan Egypt Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Total Number of tested specimens (%)Number of enrolled cases 70 97 2740 101 35 45 19 10 135 260 697 540 54 1 21 52 231 4 5112 70 (100) 97 (100) 2740 (100) 101 (100) 35 (100) 45 (100) 19 (100) 10 (100) 135 (100) 260 (100) 697 (100) 484 (90) 53 (98) 1 (100) 19 (90) 52 (100) 231 (100) 4 (100) 5053 (98.8) 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 2023 Document number: WHO-EM/CSR/657/E INFLUENZA SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION Week 13, 2023 (26 March–1 April) Source of data: EMFLU Network and FLUMART 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 2021-2022 2022-2023 18% 13% 28% 18% 23% 0 5 10 15 20 2021-2022 2022-2023 N um be r of r ep or ti ng c ou nt ri es Weeks Fig. 1. Number of reporting countries to EMFLU/FluNet by week in the Region, week 27, 2021 -- week 13, 2023 Fig. 2. Number of positive specimens by subtype/lineage and percentage of specimens testing positive for influenza viruses starting from week 27, 2021 till week 13, 2023 Fig. 3. Proportion of influenza subtypes/lineages in the Region, week 13, 2023 Table. Number of enrolled cases and number of tested specimens by reporting countries in the Region, week 13, 2023 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 A (H3) A (H1N1) pdm09 B (lineage not determined) A (not subtyped) B (Victoria lineage) 13 13 13 14 12 14 13 15 13 13 15 14 15 15 15 15 16 15 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 17 18 18 19 18 18 18 18 18 16 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 19 19 17 18 18 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 05 W 07 W 09 W 11 W 13 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 05 W 07 W 09 W 11 W 13