WHO has published Influenza update - 305. Excerpt from the summary:
Influenza activity continued to increase in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere while in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere activity decreased at inter-seasonal levels. In Central America and the Caribbean, influenza activity remained low. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.
• In North America, overall influenza activity continued to increase in the region, with detections of predominantly influenza A(H3N2) viruses.
• In Europe, influenza activity continued to increase, but remained low in most of the countries, with detections of predominantly influenza B followed by influenza A(H3N2) viruses.
• In Western Asia, elevated levels of influenza activity were reported in in recent weeks, with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 predominantly detected.
• In Central Asia, low to no influenza activity was reported. In East Asia, influenza activity remained low in most of the countries with the exception of China where influenza like illness (ILI) and influenza percentage positive continued to increase, with influenza B Yamagata-lineage viruses predominantly detected.
• In South East Asia, low levels of influenza activity were reported.
• In Southern Asia, influenza activity remained low in general. Detections of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses were reported in India and of all seasonal subtypes in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
