Overview
- UKHSA reports adenovirus positivity at 1.7% in week 51 after an earlier dip, with the highest rates in children under five at about 9.9%.
- Officials caution about a worst‑case scenario because adenovirus is circulating together with H3N2 influenza and a newly noted norovirus variant.
- Adenoviruses can trigger respiratory, eye and gastrointestinal illness, infections often resolve on their own but may persist for six to eight weeks, and treatment is symptomatic.
- Germany shows a different pattern, with the RKI citing roughly 7.1 million weekly acute respiratory illnesses driven mainly by influenza A H3N2 rather than adenoviruses.
- Public‑health advice emphasizes cough etiquette, frequent handwashing and ventilation, countering media claims of an 'untreatable' virus with practical prevention and care guidance.