Table 3.
Capacities of countries to conduct influenza virological surveillance in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2018.
| Country | Designated NICs | SARI Surveillance system | NICs and Influenza laboratories sharing influenza virus with WHOCC | NICs and Influenza laboratories participating in EQAP | NICs and Influenza laboratories sharing data with Flunet/EMFLU | NICs and Influenza laboratories with RT PCR capacities | NICs and Influenza laboratories performing influenza virus isolation | NICs and Influenza laboratories with sequencing capacities | NICs conducting antiviral susceptibility test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Bahrain | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Djibouti | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| Egypt | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Iran | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Iraq | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Jordan | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Kuwait | Y | Y | In progress | Y | In progress | Y | Y | N | N |
| Lebanon | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Libya | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Morocco | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Palestine | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | |||
| Oman | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Pakistan | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Qatar | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Saudi Arabia | In progress | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Somalia | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Sudan | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N |
| Tunisia | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N |
| United Arab Emirates | In progress | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Yemen | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Y = Yes; N = No.