Respiratory virus surveillance in the WHO African Region Epidemiological Week 44, October 26 to November 1 2026
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Respiratory virus surveillance in the WHO African Region Epidemiological Week 44, October 26 to November 1 2026 orlunwop@who.int Thu, 12/11/2026 - 00:01 During Epiweek 44, 16 countries in the WHO African region (WHO AFR) contributed virological data for analysis - Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zambia. During week 44, 855 specimens were collected, and 828 were tested for influenza. In Epiweek 44, 77 specimens tested positive for influenza virus (positivity of 9.3%), of which 35 specimens were Influenza A, and 42 specimens were Influenza B. The following influenza viruses were identified: Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 (n = 24), Influenza A (H3) (n = 7), Influenza A (subtyping not performed) (n = 4), Influenza B (lineage not determined) (n = 18), and Influenza B (Victoria) (n = 24). SARS-CoV-2 In Epiweek 44, of the 770 specimens processed by 11 laboratories in the African Region, a total of 26 specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (positivity of 3.4%). Cumulatively from weeks 1 to 44, the WHO AFR influenza laboratory network has tested 62,459 sentinel surveillance specimens for SARS-CoV-2, of which 1,611 were positive for SARS-CoV-2 (cumulative positivity rate 2.6%). Week 44, October 26 to November 1 2026 Related Health Topics Influenza
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