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Detection of influenza viruses in respiratory specimens in 2026

Detection of influenza viruses in respiratory specimens in 2026

Week
number

Date

No. of specimen tested

Type A

Type B

Type C

Positive

% Subtyping
performed
H1 H3 H5 H7 H9

Positive

%

Lineage determination performed*

No.

%

1 28/12/2025 - 03/01 8281 276 3.33 260 12 248 0 0 0 8 0.10 0 2 0.02
 
* All belonged to B/Victoria lineage.

Remarks:
1. For specimens received from 10 February 2014 onwards, molecular testing has replaced viral culture. Please interpret the data and trends in light of the enhanced sensitivity of molecular testing, and hence positive detection rates.
2. Figures are subject to minor adjustments.
3. Multiple specimens may have been received for testing from the same patient.
4. As a result of disruptions in laboratory testing from early 2020 to early 2023, please interpret the data with caution.