Iinfluenza and ARI intensity in Bulgaria was higher than medium  during week No 08 (17.02.2014 - 23.02.2014). The total incidence per 10,000 population decrease  and was 122.05 (during week No 07 the incidence was 137.79). From a total of 380 586 persons under surveillance, belonging to all age groups, a total of 4 645 ARI cases have been reported (during week No 07 the cases were 5 244). The incidence was highest in the age group 0-4 yrs (450.96 per 10,000 population), followed by age group of 5-14 yrs (321.39 per 10,000).

Information from National Reference Laboratory of Influenza and Acute Respiratory Infections at NCIPD

During week No 08  а total of 86  nasopharyngeal swabs from patients with acute viral infections have been investigated in the NRL of Influenza and ARI by molecular diagnostic method Real Time PCR. The 16  positive results for А(Н1N1)pdm09 , 2  positive results for influenza type A and 13 positive results viruses of subtype А(H3N2) were detected.