Influenza situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: week 8, 2023 (19-25 February)

Country Afghanistan Egypt Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Total Number of tested specimens (%)Number of enrolled cases 108 70 2588 129 72 39 40 206 343 934 621 75 11 132 261 8 5637 108 (100) 70 (100) 2588 (100) 129 (100) 55 (76) 39 (100) 40 (100) 206 (100) 343 (100) 934 (100) 591 (95) 58 (77) 6 (55) 132 (100) 261 (100) 2 (25) 5562 (99) 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/648/E INFLUENZA SITUATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION Week 8, 2023 (19–25 February) 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 22% 8% 28% 16% 26% 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 8, 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 8, 2023 Fig. 3. Proportion of influenza subtypes/lineages in the Region, week 8, 2023 Table. Number of enrolled cases and number of tested specimens by reporting countries in the Region, week 8, 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 19 19 19 18 19 19 17 16 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 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