Via Flu News Europe, a wrap-up. Excerpt:
Weeks 21-39/2020 (18 May - 27 September 2020)
• This is the final report for the 2019-2020 influenza season.
• Influenza activity has been at inter-seasonal levels over the period of this report.
• Of 1 523 sentinel specimens tested for influenza viruses in weeks 21-39, 3 tested positive (one each of A(H3N2), B/Victoria lineage and type B no lineage ascribed).
• The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected healthcare presentations and testing capacities of Member States in the Region, which negatively impacted reporting of influenza epidemiologic and virologic data. Therefore, the data we present, notably in terms of seasonal patterns, must be interpreted with caution.
• Weekly reporting for the 2020-2021 influenza season will start in week 40 with the first analysis being published on 10 October 2020.
