International Influenza

In the temperate Northern Hemisphere, activity is decreasing in most areas, including Canada, Europe, China, and most of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Activity is either decreasing or low in almost all of the tropical regions with the exception of the Dominican Republic, where activity increased beginning in mid-April and influenza A(H3N2) viruses have predominated. Activity is low in the temperate Southern Hemisphere. For the latest updates on the international influenza situation, visit CDC’s Global Flu Activity Update. For a summary of influenza activity in the United States, see FluView.

International Program Highlights

 

Secretary Sebelius listening to a field staff nurse taking a history from a child's family. Rural village about 50km from Delhi, India.

Visits Highlight the Importance of CDC’s Influenza Activities in India

In August 2011, CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden visited India and saw firsthand CDC’s important work. Dr. Frieden returned with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in January 2012 to learn more about CDC’s collaborations around influenza surveillance and research in India.

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Dr. Richard Njouom presenting on data management techniques used in Cameroon.

Africa Influenza Surveillance Advances with Recent Data Management Training

Recently, the CDC’s Influenza Division in partnership with the National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) hosted a Data Management Training Course for influenza surveillance data managers and epidemiologists at the NICD training facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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