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We use surveillance data to describe influenza A and B virus circulation over two consecutive seasons with excess all-cause mortality in Europe, especially in people aged 60 years and older. Influenza A(H3N2) virus dominated in 2016/17 and B/Yamagata in 2017/18. The latter season was prolonged with positivity rates above 50% among sentinel detections for at least 12 weeks. With a current west–east geographical spread, high influenza activity might still be expected in eastern Europe.

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Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/Yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Cornelia+Adlhoch&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Adlhoch Cornelia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ren%C3%A9+Snacken&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Snacken René</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Angeliki+Melidou&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Melidou Angeliki</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Silviu+Ionescu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ionescu Silviu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pasi+Penttinen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Penttinen Pasi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+European+Influenza+Surveillance+Network&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the European Influenza Surveillance Network</a></span>. Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/Yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(13):pii=18-00146. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00146" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.13.18-00146</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 23 Mar 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 29 Mar 2018 </span> </p>
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