Table 2.
Timing and amplitude of the primary and secondary peaks of seasonal influenza epidemics (only countries with four or more seasons of data were included). The WHO FluNet database, 2010‐2016
| Country | Latitudea | Longitudea | Primary peak | Secondary peak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timing (Month) | Amplitude | Timing (Month) | Amplitude | |||
| Algeria | 28° N | 3° E | Feb | 109.7% | Jul | 15.6% |
| Bahrain | 26° N | 50° E | Nov | 123.6% | Mar | 83.3% |
| Egypt | 27° N | 30° E | Jan | 102.1% | May | 27.0% |
| Georgia | 42° N | 43° E | Feb | 109.9% | Oct | 27.7% |
| Iran | 32° N | 53° E | Jan | 112.0% | May | 26.8% |
| Iraq | 33° N | 44° E | Feb | 115.3% | Jun | 26.8% |
| Israel | 31° N | 34° E | Feb | 105.1% | Oct | 12.3% |
| Jordan | 31° N | 36° E | Jan | 113.0% | Apr | 105.1% |
| Morocco | 32° N | 5° W | Jan | 104.0% | Sep | 12.1% |
| Oman | 21° N | 57° E | Apr | 83.0% | Jan | 82.4% |
| Pakistan | 30° N | 70° E | Feb | 103.5% | Oct | 25.5% |
| Qatar | 25° N | 51° E | Dec | 106.5% | Mar | 76.0% |
| Tunisia | 34° N | 9° E | Mar | 108.6% | Nov | 18.2% |
| Turkey | 39° N | 35° E | Feb | 112.7% | Sep | 22.7% |
a
Latitude and longitude of the country centroid (if available) or largest city.