The new figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups were published Dec. 13 in The Lancet medical journal.

"One hundred and eighty kids -- this really hit me hard as the father of three kids -- died last year from the flu. Patients in intensive care units were mostly infected by influenza type A virus. The influenza virus characterisation reports give an overview of circulating influenza viruses in Europe.

This is the tenth and final report for the 2018–19 influenza season. Interim 2017/18 influenza seasonal vaccine effectiveness: combined results from five European studies Between September 2017 and February 2018, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B viruses (mainly B/Yamagata, not included in 2017/18 trivalent vaccines) co-circulated in Europe. Both influenza A subtypes, A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2), co-circulated and different distributions of A subtypes were observed among countries.Very low numbers of type B viruses and both influenza B lineages, B/Yamagata and B/Victoria, were detected. I am wondering how many of those people actually died of the flu. Deaths caused by listeriosis confirmed in Europe 2018, by country Number of deaths from influenza in Spain 2005-2015 Number of reported influenza infections in Finland 1995-2018 "Pregnant women who get the flu do very poorly," said Riley. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. If we extend our results to this European population, excess number of deaths in Europe during the 2017/18 season would be 202 (196-209) thousand, and number of deaths attributable to influenza 152 (150-155) thousand. Weekly reports on influenza activity in Europe throughout the flu season are available as Flu News Europe reports and weekly infographic.

GP consultations with flu-like illness and hospital flu admission rates have both decreased from 21.1 per 100,000 to 15.7 per 100,000 and 5.9 per 100,000 to … List of external links to national and global influenza surveillance systems and reports. In the Influenza season summaries you find the ECDC main outputs during the influenza season as well as an Infographic showing a summary of the season.

They provide details on the current vaccine strains, summarise the development of the viruses since the last report, and closely follow the main developments for the ongoing influenza season. The pathogen.

Of all subtyped influenza B viruses detected in sentinel samples, 97% were B/Yamagata and 3% were B/Victoria viruses.

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In northern and south-western Europe (EU/EEA) , the activity started to increase between mid-December and early January, similar to the timing of the 2016–2017 season but earlier than in … Flu during pregnancy can also harm the baby, she said. It's your "social responsibility to get vaccinated," he said, since it protects others around you, including family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Looking for the latest data on diseases under EU surveillance, tools or case definitions?

Information on how these estimates are calculated can be found on CDC’s web page To receive weekly email updates about Seasonal Flu, enter your email address:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The summaries of global surveillance are based on data gathered through global and regional data sharing platforms, and direct reports from Member States. Influenza is taking its toll on productivity, affecting schools, offices, public transportation and even professional soccer. The 2017-2018 flu season was historically severe.Public health officials estimate that 900,000 Americans were hospitalized and 80,000 died from the flu and its complications. "Looking ahead to the coming winter months, Australia's flu season, which precedes that in the Northern Hemisphere nations, is often an indicator of what's to come in the US, Canada and across Europe. This disease surveillance report presents an overview of the epidemiological situation for communicable diseases and related health issues that are under European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) surveillance. Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson, another conference speaker and chief of digital innovation and digital health at Seattle Children's Hospital, stressed that it's very important for children to get vaccinated. "It is critical that we help pregnant women not get the flu." High fever for an extended period can cause birth defects and lead to premature birth.At every trimester, the flu vaccine is safe and effective for both pregnant women and their fetuses, plus it protects babies after they are born, preventing flu in the first six months of their lives when they are too young to get their own flu shot, she said. And the majority of them were unvaccinated," said US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome M. Adams. Seasonal influenza is a killer, even in milder years. List of case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Influenza activity started in week 47/2017 and returned to baseline levels in week 18/2018.

Excess mortality from all causes was reported by the majority of 22 reporting countries and was mainly observed in people aged 65 years and older but also in the 15–64 year age group.