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Table 3 Circulation of influenza strains by region and season and attack rates

From: Epidemiology and burden of influenza in healthy children aged 6 to 35 months: analysis of data from the placebo arm of a phase III efficacy trial

Subtype/ lineage

Confirmed influenza episodes, n (%)

 

South Africa 2014

Philippines 2014

Philippines 2015

European countries a 2014/2015

European countries a 2015/2016

Total

N = 17

N = 93

N = 45

N = 37

N = 71

N = 263

Attack rate b, % (95% CI)

A(H1N1)

 0 (0.0)

 0 (0.0)

 2 (4.4)

 2 (5.4)

 45 (63.4)

 49 (18.6)

 2.2 (1.6; 2.8)

A(H3N2)

 16 (94.1)

 23 (24.7)

 43 (95.6)

 24 (64.9)

 1 (1.4)

 107c (40.7)

 4.6 (3.7; 5.5)

B/Yamagata

 1 (5.9)

 53 (57.0)

 0 (0.0)

 8 (21.6)

 0 (0.0)

 62 (23.6)

 2.8 (2.1; 3.5)

B/Victoria

 0 (0.0)

 0 (0.0)

 0 (0.0)

 0 (0.0)

 21 (26.9)

 21 (8.0)

 1.0 (0.5; 1.4)

Not subtyped

 0 (0.0)

 17 (18.3)

 0 (0.0)

 3 (8.1)

 4 (5.6)

 24 (9.1)

 1.1 (0.7; 1.5)

  1. aFrance, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Romania
  2. bCalculated as the number of participants with at least one episode of confirmed influenza divided by the total number of participants (N = 2210)
  3. c107 episodes in 102 participants