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Table 3 Influenza virus detections by country and age group for sentinel and non-sentinel specimens.

From: Surveillance recommendations based on an exploratory analysis of respiratory syncytial virus reports derived from the European Influenza Surveillance System

  

Sentinel

  

Non-sentinel

Country

Age group (years)

Total number of specimens tested

Number of specimens tested positive for influenza

Percentage positive (%)

Number of specimens tested positive for influenza

England

0–4

49

12

24.5

260

 

5–14

63

33

52.4

81

 

15–64

307

51

16.6

143

 

> 65

45

2

4.4

45

 

NK

11

3

27.3

12

 

Total

475

101

21.3

541

Scotland

0–4

29

0

0

64

 

5–14

67

16

23.9

53

 

15–64

444

13

2.9

108

 

> 65

58

2

3.4

31

 

NK

   

1

 

Total

598

31

5.2

257

France

0–4

426

82

19.2

 
 

5–14

442

184

41.6

 
 

15–64

557

109

19.6

 
 

> 65

32

1

3.1

 
 

Total

1,457

376

25.8

243

Netherlands

0–4

0

0

  
 

5–14

7

3

42.9

 
 

15–64

42

8

19.0

 
 

> 65

7

4

57.1

 
 

Total

56

15

26.8

239

  1. NK: not known