Influenza situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: week 43, 2023 (22-28 October)

Country Afghanistan Bahrain Egypt Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Jordan Lebanon Libya Morocco Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia United Arab Emirates Total Number of tested specimens (%)Number of enrolled cases 53 116 325 5066 20 59 27 13 60 80 547 1239 42 9 63 1471 9190 53 (100) 116 (100) 325 (100) 5066 (100) 20 (100) 59 (100) 27 (100) 13 (100) 60 (100) 80 (100) 547 (100) 1231 (99) 23 (55) 5 (56) 63 (100) 1471 (100) 9159 (99) INFLUENZA SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION Week 43, 2023 (22–28 October) 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 24% 1% 1% 48% 26% 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 43, 2023 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 43, 2023 Fig. 3. Proportion of influenza subtypes/lineages in the Region, week 43, 2023 Table. Number of enrolled cases and number of tested specimens by reporting countries in the Region, week 43, 2023 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 2023 Document number: WHO-EM/CSR/696/ESource of data: EMFLU Network and FLUMART 18 18 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 19 20 18 18 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 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 16 W 27 W 28 W 29 W 30 W 31 W 32 W 33 W 34 W 35 W 36 W 37 W 38 W 39 W 40 W 41 W 42 W 43 W 44 W 45 W 46 W 47 W 48 W 49 W 50 W 51 W 52 W 01 W 02 W 03 W 04 W 05 W 06 W 07 W 08 W 09 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 13 W 14 W 15 W 16 W 17 W 18 W 19 W 20 W 21 W 22 W 23 W 24 W 25 W 26 W 27 W 28 W 29 W 30 W 31 W 32 W 33 W 34 W 35 W 36 W 37 W 38 W 39 W 40 W 41 W 42 W 43 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