High pandemic (H1N1) 2009 activity, particularly in children

During the period 20–26 November 2009, very high activity was reported in the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation (north-western, Siberian and Volga regions) and Sweden. Albania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation (as a whole), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland reported high activity during this period, particularly in children up to 15 years of age.

While clinical activity has increased over recent weeks in 16 countries, it has passed its peak in Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland and Wales). Data for 20–26 November also indicate decreases in Bulgaria, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway and Serbia.

In addition, 25 countries reported 267 new deaths associated with laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 during 20–26 November. This raises the total number of deaths reported in the European Region since April 2009 from 652 to 919.