influenza situation 3th week(jan 11-jan 17) 2010 in HUNGARY

NEW NEW INFLUENZA casualties, LOW-INFLUENZA ACTIVITY experienced an increase in the first week of the year after the 2nd weeks of a moderate decrease in the number of flu-like illness. 2010. January 11 - 17 the week in the country about 14 200 of them turned to flu-like symptoms, a doctor, 9% fewer than the previous week. Four areas (Baranya, Fejér, Tolna and Nógrád County) rose thirteen counties decreased, 3 counties did not change compared to the previous week due to flu-like illness incidence. The influenza activity in Pest and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, a moderate, seventeen counties and in Budapest was low. The second week was the child's doctor rounds, a quarter (24.2%). Patients were 19.6% of 15-24 year olds, 21.1% of 25-34 was among. The 35-59 year-olds 26.8%, while 8.3% were 60 years or older. This week 378 people cared for in hospital influenza, or flu-like illness due to a 15% more patients than in the previous week. The hospital referred patients with 31.5% of the children, 10.8% of young people aged 15-29 was 41.0% of 30-64 year olds, while 16.7% of the over 65 age group belonged to. A total of 40-en, of whom 32 adults and eight children receiving intensive care. The previous week compared with about 30% reduction in severe respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation because of the number of new patients (23 persons). 2010th ÁNTSZ the second week of the 24 new deaths associated with influenza vírusfertőzéssel learned. Of these, six patients died last week, 18 cases were subsequently by the National Centre for Epidemiology register: two patients in November, 11 people in December and 11 January before five of them died. One of them preterm infants have died at the age of 7 days, three of them were younger than 30 years, 12 of the 30-64 age group included eight patients were over 65. 70% of patients with chronic underlying disease are at risk because of the flu belonged to risk group, one person was pregnant, two cases are not yet available data on the risk factors, four have fewer risk factors had not been established. 2010th 4 gyermekközösséget second week of flu have been reported: the epidemics of 3 of kindergarten and one for a 11-14 year old children engaged nevelőintézetben occurred. Community epidemics have been reported in the territory of four counties (Bács-Kiskun, Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom and Veszprém counties). Yesterday confirmed an epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) virus in v, additional epidemiological and laboratory investigations are ongoing. To sum up, Hungary, the 2010th the second week of influenza activity was low. 2 is 61 weeks confirmed a new case of a pandemic caused by H1N1 variant, known illnesses rose to 1 976. The new flu-related deaths has risen to 94. The most frequent questions & answers flu, prevention of the disease, the vaccine (CLICK