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We aimed to estimate the incidence of influenza by age and underlying medical conditions in hospitalized Norwegian children aged &amp;lt;18 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Active surveillance for influenza in children &amp;lt;18 years was implemented in five hospitals during 2015\u201318. Children with respiratory symptoms and\/or fever were prospectively enrolled and tested for influenza. Surveillance data were linked to health registry data to estimate the national burden of influenza in hospitals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In 309 (10%) out of 3,010 hospital contacts, the child tested positive for influenza, corresponding to an average incidence of 0.96 hospital-attended influenza cases per 1,000 children &amp;lt;18 years of age. Children &amp;lt;1 year of age (3.8 per 1,000 children) and children with underlying medical conditions (17 per 1,000 children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia) had the highest average incidence. Among &amp;lt;1 year old children, 3% tested positive for influenza, compared to 25% for children aged 6\u201317. Few children were vaccinated against influenza.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Children &amp;lt;1 year of age and children with underlying medical conditions had a higher incidence of influenza requiring hospital treatment compared to the general population. 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