Respiratory virus surveillance in the WHO African Region Epidemiological Week 43, October 19 to 25 2026
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Respiratory virus surveillance in the WHO African Region Epidemiological Week 43, October 19 to 25 2026 orlunwop@who.int Wed, 04/11/2026 - 11:07 During Epiweek 43, 15 countries in the WHO African region (WHO AFR) contributed virological data for analysis - Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia. During week 43, 755 specimens were collected, and 743 were tested for influenza. In Epiweek 43, 103 specimens tested positive for influenza virus (positivity of 13.9%), of which 49 specimens were Influenza A, and 54 specimens were Influenza B. The following influenza viruses were identified: Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 (n = 36), Influenza A (H3) (n = 5), Influenza A (subtyping not performed) (n = 8), Influenza B (lineage not determined) (n = 31), and Influenza B (Victoria) (n = 23). SARS-CoV-2 In Epiweek 43, of the 622 specimens processed by 10 laboratories in the African Region, a total of 13 specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (positivity of 2.1%). Cumulatively from weeks 1 to 43, the WHO AFR influenza laboratory network has tested 60,910 sentinel surveillance specimens for SARS-CoV-2, of which 1,579 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 (cumulative positivity rate 2.6%) Week 43 October 19 to 25 2026 Related Health Topics Influenza
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