Figure 2. Number of influenza cases admitted to selected intensive care units, by (sub-)type and age group; Finland, France, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden; 2014–2015 and 2015–2016
Figure 2. Number of influenza cases admitted to selected intensive care units, by (sub-)type and age group; Finland, France, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden; 2014–2015 and 2015–2016
Influenza activity started in week 50/2014 and lasted until week 20/2015, as in the previous season. Compared with the previous season, nine EU/EEA countries reported higher peak ILI rates in primary care. In almost all countries, the season was dominated by influenza A(H3N2) viruses.