Weekly influenza surveillance overview, week 47 2013

Surveillance report
Time period covered: Week 47/2013

​For week 47/2013:
• All 28 reporting countries recorded low-intensity influenza activity.• Of 357 sentinel specimens tested across 23 countries, three were positive for influenza A virus.• Three hospitalised laboratory-confirmed influenza cases were reported by the UK.
 
Since the start of the 2013–2014 influenza surveillance period in week 40/2013, there has been no evidence of sustained influenza activity in Europe.