Table 2.
Pre‐epidemic and post‐epidemic thresholds based on historical data until 2008‐2009, and comparison with the observed 2009–2010 season
| Region | Pre‐threshold (n/100 000) | Post‐threshold (n/100 000) | Length of epidemic2009–2010 (weeks) | False alerts 2009–2010 (n) | Detection lag 2009–2010 (weeks) | Timeliness2009–2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza‐like illness data | ||||||
| Belgium | 143 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castilla y Leon | 71 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greece | 149 | 152 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Hungar y | 150 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 25 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Israel | 42 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 73 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 55 | 56 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Poland | 113 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 25 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Romania | 168 | 125 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 27 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 79 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 69 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Netherlands | 63 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acute respiratory infection data | ||||||
| Albania | 457 | 402 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 189 | 168 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 762 | 774 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | 618 | 630 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 573 | 537 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |