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  • China - Beijing: increase of reported cases of influenza up 197.67% from the previous week

    Capital Droughts exacerbated recently significantly increased the spread of influenza flu cases

    January 2, 2014 08:29:38 Source: Beijing News
      
    For recent U.S. H1N1 influenza continued to increase, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control has said that Beijing influenza pandemic and the United States are not the same, but the recent weather or aggravate the spread of influenza and other respiratory diseases.
      
    Beijing flu situation is different with the U.S.
      
    Recently, the U.S. Influenza A (H1N1) continued to show an increasing trend, according to media reports have caused many deaths. For whether the H1N1 flu pandemic again in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control official said, in fact, the United States announced the results from the monitoring point of view, only some parts of the country high incidence of influenza, influenza pandemic is still in most areas in the warning range or less.
      
    According to the Beijing CDC influenza surveillance results over the same period, the Beijing flu epidemic Unlike the United States. According to the municipal disease control experts said that Beijing is currently the predominant influenza virus is influenza A H3N2, influenza A H1N1, influenza B virus, but the current influenza A H3N2 influenza virus with a slight advantage.
      
    In addition, as of now, the influenza epidemic intensity Beijing is lower than in previous years.
      
    Flu cases rise to nearly double by the end of
      
    But CDC experts said in recent weeks, Beijing ILI surveillance from the previous month increased significantly. According to the latest outbreak data released by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, last December 23 to 29 a week, an increase of reported cases of influenza 197.67% from the previous week.
      
    Disease control experts say that the recent climate in Beijing or aggravate the spread of influenza. Because there has been no snow, dry weather, "Environmental conditions are conducive to the spread of influenza and other respiratory diseases."
      
    Beijing in the past according to the law of an influenza pandemic, Beijing influenza season is usually from December to January the following year, the Spring Festival, the flu will maintain a high level of activity. Spring Festival travel peak, the crowd flows increase, decrease road resistance, but also susceptible to the flu.
      
    ■ remind
      
    CDC reminds the public if fever, cough and other symptoms, do not buy without taking certain drugs or the abuse of antibiotics, should seek immediate medical attention is required to wear a mask when treatment. Not recommended sick to work. Healthy people should take the initiative and isolation, fewer trips to public places. Meanwhile, the need to influenza vaccination of people, still close to influenza vaccination.

    (Reporter Wen Ru)

    zhttp://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/health/2014-01/02/c_125944491.htm
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