Inflienza infection 37th week(Sep.07-Sep-13)2009 HUNGARY

Doctors participating in the flu watch reports, estimated that the 2009th September 7 to 13. between the countries, more than 4000 flu-like symptoms, a doctor turned patient. This is almost three times the previous week. Significantly compared to last week's ÁNTSZ-stop for the number of reported respiratory disease - showed a total of 16 cases - four of which have been established in the Community of pandemic virus in an epidemic. 158 cases of virological tests, and 30 percent of patients with influenza A (H1N1) v positive. These two facts suggest that our country has begun the influenza A (H1N1) virus, v continuous spread in the population. That explains the month of September would not otherwise have an unusual characteristic of flu-like illnesses on the rise. The patients, about half in Budapest and Pest County, Hungary is the Central Region recorded. 37 week, 30.8 percent of child patients turned to a doctor, 45.9 percent of 15-34 year-old young adult, middle-aged 16.3 percent, 7 percent were 60 years of age.

Over the past 16 weeks, respiratory epidemic, informed the State Health and Medical Services. According to the latest summary of the 14 community, a family area and a total of 560 outbreaks of disease have been registered. The epidemics five primary schools, 7 secondary schools, 1 kindergarten and 1 occurred in primary and secondary schools. 5 event of an epidemic of virological tests confirmed the presence of a pandemic influenza virus - the pandemic of five, four, "institutional" and one had a family disease. The pandemic virus in two primary schools in Budapest, Szeged, Gödöllő and a proven high school caused the epidemic. Járványnál additional 5 entries by examining samples with negative results, 6 epidemic, is in the virological investigations are ongoing.

37 week, a total of 158 suspected flu patients were sent for virological examination of the test material ÁNTSZ National Epidemiology Center. The country has a total of 48 patients with confirmed influenza A infection, 47 cases of influenza A (H1N1) viruses were identified v. The laboratory test confirmed by three-quarters of the illnesses occurred in the Central Hungarian region.

In our country, increased the number of flu-like illness, Community outbreaks have appeared across the country, but overall influenza activity, ie, diseases that require a small number of 100 000 inhabitants. The predominant pathogen of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus, v. The Central Hungarian Region, 36-37. weeks showed a regional epidemic. The continued spread of pandemic influenza virus, the longer the chain of infection can be traced. A 21-37. weeks, registered in the pandemic (H1N1) virus v illnesses caused by the total number of 206 increased, 32 patients were cared for in hospital, one patient died.


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