--- title: National Influenza Genomic Surveillance Report header-includes: | --- **Country:** \ **Influenza season:** \ **Date of report:** \ **Reporting period:** – --- ## 1. Executive Summary This report summarizes influenza virus genomic surveillance conducted during the **[season]** influenza season in **[country]**. Surveillance integrates routine virological testing with whole-genome sequencing to monitor circulating influenza strains, genetic diversity, antiviral resistance markers, and phylogenetic relationships. ### Key Findings - Dominant (sub)type: **[e.g., A(H3N2)]** - Dominant clade/subclade: **[e.g., 3C.2a1b.2a.2a.3a.1]** - Notable resistance markers: **[e.g., none / H275Y in X%]** --- ## 2. Surveillance System and Sample Collection | Metric | Value | |---------------------------------|-------| | Sentinel sites | | | Specimens received | | | Date range of collection | | --- ## 3. Virological Screening Results ### 3.1 Total Specimens Tested | Metric | Count | |---------------------|------:| | Specimens tested | | | Influenza positive | | | Percent positivity | | ### 3.2 Influenza Type and Subtype Distribution | Type / Subtype | Count | Percent | |---------------------|------:|--------:| | A(H1N1)pdm09 | | | | A(H3N2) | | | | B/Victoria | | | | Unsubtyped | | | --- ## 4. Sequencing Overview ### 4.1 Sequencing Selection Criteria - Ct value threshold: **[e.g., ≤ 30]** - Geographic representation across sentinel sites - Temporal spread across the reporting period ### 4.2 Sequencing Output and Quality | Metric | Value | |-----------------------------|------:| | Samples sequenced | | | Genomes passing QC | | | Mean genome coverage (%) | | --- ## 5. Clade and Subclade Distribution | Subtype | Clade / Subclade | Count | |----------------|------------------|------:| | | | | --- ## 6. Antiviral Resistance Markers ### 6.1 Neuraminidase H275Y (A(H1N1)pdm09) | Metric | Count | |------------------------------------|------:| | A(H1N1)pdm09 genomes analyzed | | | Viruses with H275Y mutation | | | Percentage with H275Y | | **Interpretation:** The H275Y substitution is associated with reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir. --- ## 7. Phylogenetic Analysis ### 7.1 Methods - **Alignment:** **[e.g., MAFFT]** - **Phylogenetic inference:** **[e.g., IQ-TREE / FastTree]** - **Reference strains:** WHO vaccine reference strains for the **[season]** season - **Gene(s) analyzed:** HA / NA / Whole genome ### 7.2 Phylogenetic Tree ![Phylogenetic tree of circulating influenza A(H3N2) viruses.](media/tree.svg) - Circulating viruses clustered primarily with **[reference clade/strain]**. - Genetic diversity was **[low / moderate / high]**. --- ## 8. Data Sharing | Repository | Segment | Sequences submitted | |------------|---------|--------------------:| | GISAID | HA | | | GISAID | NA | | --- ## 9. Limitations - Sequencing coverage may not be fully representative of all regions. - Selection bias due to Ct-based sequencing thresholds. - Turnaround time varied during peak transmission periods. --- ## 10. Conclusions and Public Health Implications _Summarize implications for vaccine strain selection, clinical management, and public health response._ --- ## 11. Acknowledgements We acknowledge sentinel sites, laboratories, clinicians, and data contributors supporting influenza surveillance in **[country]**. --- ## 12. Contact Information **Institution:** \ **Email:** \ **Phone:**