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Influenza in Europe, summary of the season 2019–20

Annual epidemiological report

Scientific and technical publications

Seasonal influenza - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019–2020

Surveillance report - 6 Aug 2020

Influenza activity started in week 45/2019 and returned to baseline levels in week 13/2020, earlier than previous seasons. Influenza viruses circulated at high levels between weeks 52/2019 and 10/2020 (based on increased proportions (40% and above) of sentinel specimens testing positive for influenza viruses). This is comparable to previous seasons.

Seasonal influenza - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019–2020 - EN - [PDF-1.13 MB]

Influenza Virus Characterisation reports, 2019-20

Weekly influenza updates