Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
J Med Virol. 2019 Mar;91(3):498-502. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25313. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
Influenza seasonality in equatorial countries is little understood. Seasonal and alert influenza thresholds were determined for Malaysia, using laboratory-based data obtained from the Malaysia Influenza Surveillance System and a major teaching hospital, from 2011 to 2016. Influenza was present year-round, with no clear annual seasons. Variable periods of higher transmission occurred inconsistently, in November to December, January to March, July to September, or a combination of these. These coincide with seasons in the nearby southeast Asian countries or winter seasons of the northern and southern hemispheres. Changes in the predominant circulating influenza type were only sometimes associated with increased transmission. The data can provide public health interventions such as vaccines.
赤道国家的流感季节性尚不明确。本研究使用马来西亚流感监测系统和一家主要教学医院在 2011 年至 2016 年期间获得的基于实验室的数据，确定了马来西亚的季节性和警戒流感阈值。流感全年存在，但没有明显的年度季节性。不同时期的高传播期不一致，发生在 11 月至 12 月、1 月至 3 月、7 月至 9 月，或这些月份的组合。这些时期与附近东南亚国家的季节或北半球和南半球的冬季相对应。主要循环流感类型的变化仅在某些时候与传播增加有关。这些数据可以为疫苗等公共卫生干预措施提供依据。
