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Low but increasing levels of influenza activity in Europe: an update form EISS, week 43.

Paget, J., Fleming, D., Meijer, A., Samuelson, S., Schweiger, B. Low but increasing levels of influenza activity in Europe: an update form EISS, week 43. Eurosurveillance Weekly: 2003, 7(45), 1-3
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In the week ending 26 October 2003, Scotland reported local influenza activity* to the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS, www.eiss.org) (1). Sporadic but increasing influenza activity was reported in England, the Republic of Ireland and Spain, although usual winter baseline incidence levels were not exceeded. Sporadic activity and stable or decreasing clinical incidence rates were reported in France and Portugal, and 11 networks reported no influenza activity (that is, the overall level of clinical activity was at baseline levels). The Czech Republic, England, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Spain all reported that clinical incidence rates were increasing compared with week 42/2003, and eight networks reported that they were stable.