Brazil Influenza Surveillance 2015

[Ronan Kelly]

Brazilian Influenza report archive: http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/index.php/situacao-epidemiologica-dados-influenza

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Bulletin
Epidemiological
Secretariat of Health Surveillance - Ministry of Health
Influenza: Monitoring up to Epidemiological Week 26, 2015
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National Situation
 A positive for influenza or other respiratory viruses from the samples collected in
sentinel was 18.7% for SG and 30.5% for SARS ICU.
 Of the total cases of SARS reported in universal surveillance, 6.2% (499) were confirmed to
influenza, predominantly influenza A (H3N2). Among the deaths from SARS, 70 (9.4%) were
confirmed for influenza, predominantly influenza A (H3N2).
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Influenza-like illness syndrome
Until SE 26 2015, the sentinel of SG collected 9,568 samples. Of these, 1,787
(18.7%) tested positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses, 466 being positive for
Influenza A (H3N2), influenza B 172, 58 for influenza A not subtyped and 13 for the A (H1N1) pdm09
(Figure 1).


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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in ICU
Regarding the samples collected by sentinel of SARS in ICU (725), 221 (30.5%)
They were positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses, of which 25 cases of influenza A (H3N2), 05
Influenza B, 03 influenza A (H1N1) influenza A pdm09 02 and not subtyped. Among other viruses
breathing predominated the VRS circulation
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UNIVERSAL OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME SURVEILLANCE
Until SE 26 2015 were reported 8,028 cases of SARS, of which 6.2% (499) Classified
SARS and influenza. Most influenza cases partitioned between influenza A (H3N2) (60.3% -
301/499), influenza A not subtyped (16% - 80/499) and influenza B (14.6% - 73/499). They were also
45 cases confirmed by A (H1N1) pdm09
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UNIVERSAL MONITORING OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME - PROFILE
EPIDEMIOLOGIC OF DEATHS
Until SE 26 2015 were reported 748 deaths from SARS, including 70 (9.4%) were confirmed
for influenza, caused by influenza A (H3N2) (51.4% - 36/70), influenza B (24.3% - 17/70)
A (H1N1) pdm09 (12.9% - 09/70) and influenza A subtyped not (11.4% - 08/70) (Figure 4 and Annex 2). O
state with the highest number of deaths from influenza was S?o Paulo (30)
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http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/ima...letim-Epidemiol--gico-Influenza-SE26-2015.pdf