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BERLIN. Acute respiratory disease (AER) activity decreased nationwide in the 7th calendar week (KW) 2017 from the previous week, reports the Influenza Working Group (AGI) at the Robert Koch Institute. Overall, the practice index values were in the ARE area of activity significantly increased. The flu wave continues with high levels of flu activity, but it appears to have peaked, according to the AGI.
In the National Reference Center for Influenza (NRZ), respiratory viruses were identified in 207 (67%) of 310 sentinel samples in week 7, 2017. Of these 207 virus-detected samples, 164 samples tested positive for Dell viruses. flu, including 151 influenza A (H3N2) and twelve influenza B virus samples.
29 samples were positive for RS virus, 14 positive for rhinovirus, eight positive for adenovirus and two positive for human metapneumovirus. Influenza A (H3N2) viruses were the most frequently identified influenza viruses since the 40th calendar week of 2016 with 97%, according to the AGI. (times)
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