Hong Kong - Update on severe seasonal influenza cases (As of 20 April, 2015) - 635 ICU admission - 490 deaths

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7 March 2015, update

465 ICU admissions
346 deaths
17 pediatric cases ( 1 death)

http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/flu_update_en.pdf

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6 severe flu cases reported

March 10, 2015

The Centre for Health Protection has announced that from noon yesterday to noon today, six new severe adult influenza cases were recorded, including five deaths.

This brings the total number of severe adult cases to 480, including 359 deaths.

The centre urged people to stay vigilant, get vaccinated early, and maintain good personal and environmental hygiene.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/03/20150310_181640.shtml

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2 more with flu die

March 11, 2015

The Centre for Health Protection has announced that from noon yesterday to noon today, two new severe adult influenza cases were recorded. Both patients have died.

It brings the total number of severe adult cases to 482, including 361 deaths.

An additional severe paediatric influenza case was also recorded, bringing total severe paediatric cases to 18, including one death.

The centre expects the winter influenza season to continue in the coming weeks and warned that influenza B virus detections are on the rise. It urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/03/20150311_172553.shtml

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Latest update of surveillance data in winter influenza season

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (March 18) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

"Although the latest surveillance data show that the overall influenza activity continued to decrease, it is still above the baseline. We expect that Hong Kong will remain in the winter influenza season for some time," a spokesman for the CHP said.

Laboratory surveillance
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Among respiratory specimens received by the CHP's Public Health Laboratory Services Branch, the percentage positive for seasonal influenza viruses decreased from 19.8 per cent in the first week of March to 17.9 per cent last week, compared with 38.7 per cent (peak) in the last week of January and 15.4 per cent (arrival of season) in the first week of 2015.

Among influenza virus detections, 84.5 per cent were A(H3N2) while 12.6 per cent were B.

Severe cases
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From noon yesterday (March 17) to noon today, five additional cases of influenza-associated admission to intensive care units or death (including four deaths) among adults aged 18 or above had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2, bringing the total to 529 (399 deaths) so far. Among them, 497 were A(H3N2), seven were A(H1N1)pdm09, 10 were A pending subtype and 15 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed.

Last week (from March 8 to 14), 36 cases (29 deaths) were recorded. Separately, a daily average of 6.9 cases (5.1 deaths) were filed in the last seven days (from March 11 to 17), compared with 6.1 cases (5.4 deaths) in the preceding seven days (from March 4 to 10).

Meanwhile, no additional cases of severe paediatric influenza-associated complication or death among children aged under 18 have been reported since yesterday via the ongoing reporting system. The total this year remains at 18 (one death) and all were A(H3N2). In 2014, 27 cases (four deaths) were filed.

Institutional outbreaks
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Turning to influenza-like illness (ILI), an institutional outbreak (affecting four persons) was reported to the CHP yesterday (March 17) by a residential care home for the elderly.

The weekly number of outbreaks increased from 11 (affecting 55 persons) in the first week of March to 22 (93 persons) last week. As of yesterday, 10 (40 persons) had been recorded so far this week. Outbreaks in the past four weeks mainly occurred in residential care homes for the elderly (57.2 per cent) and schools (31.9 per cent).

Vaccination
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As of March 15, about 255 000 doses and 246 000 doses of influenza vaccines had been administered to eligible groups under the Government Vaccination Programme and the Vaccination Subsidy Schemes 2014/15 respectively, an eight per cent and five per cent increase from the same period of last year.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201503/18/P201503180376.htm

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Update on severe seasonal influenza cases (As of 22 March, 2015, 12 noon)

ICU admissions/deaths (Death among the cases)

545 (410*)

*There was 1 death among newly reported cases and no deaths in the past 24 hours among previously reported cases requiring ICU admission.

Ongoing surveillance of local severe paediatric seasonal influenza-associated complication/death (aged below 18 years)

18 (1)

http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/flu_update_en.pdf

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23 March 2015 Latest update on surveillance data in winter influenza season The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (March 23) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza. Regarding severe cases, from noon yesterday (March 22) to noon today, five additional cases of influenza-associated admission to intensive care units or death (including two deaths) among adults aged 18 or above had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2. An additional death was recorded among previously reported cases, bringing the total to 550 (413 deaths) so far. Among them, 519 were A(H3N2), eight were A(H1N1)pdm09, six were A pending subtype and 17 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed. Last week (from March 15 to 21), 38 cases (25 deaths) were recorded. Separately, a daily average of 5.4 cases (3.6 deaths) were filed in the last seven days (from March 16 to 22), compared with 5.6 cases (4.6 deaths) in the preceding seven days (from March 9 to 15). Meanwhile, no additional cases of severe paediatric influenza-associated complications or death among children aged under 18 have been reported since yesterday via the ongoing reporting system. The total this year remains 18 (one death) and all were A(H3N2). In 2014, 27 cases (four deaths) were filed. Turning to influenza-like illness, six institutional outbreaks (affecting 21 persons) were reported to the CHP in the last three days (March 20 to 22) by residential care homes for the elderly (four outbreaks,12 persons) and a school (two outbreaks, nine persons). http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/38994.html

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Latest update on surveillance data in winter influenza season
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (March 26) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

Regarding severe cases, from noon yesterday (March 25) to noon today, four additional cases of influenza-associated admission to intensive care units or death, including three deaths, among adults aged 18 or above had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2, bringing the total to 569 (427 deaths) so far. Among them, 536 were A(H3N2), eight were A(H1N1)pdm09, eight were A pending subtype and 17 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed.

Last week (from March 15 to 21), 38 cases (25 deaths) were recorded. Separately, a daily average of 5.1 cases (3.1 deaths) were filed in the last seven days (from March 19 to 25), compared with 5.7 cases (4.6 deaths) in the preceding seven days (from March 12 to 18).

Meanwhile, no additional cases of severe paediatric influenza-associated complication or death among children aged under 18 have been reported since yesterday via the ongoing reporting system and the total this year hence remains at 18, including one death, and all were A(H3N2). In 2014, 27 cases (four deaths) were filed.

Turning to influenza-like illness (ILI), an institutional outbreak affecting 11 persons was reported to the CHP yesterday (March 25) by a primary school.

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3 severe flu cases reported

March 30, 2015

The Centre for Health Protection has announced that from noon yesterday to noon today, three new severe adult influenza cases were recorded, including one death.

This brings the total number of severe adult cases to 579, including 436 deaths.

The centre urged people to stay vigilant, get vaccinated early, and maintain good personal and environmental hygiene.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/03/20150330_170956.shtml

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 2) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

Regarding severe cases, from noon yesterday (April 1) to noon today, one new case of influenza-associated admission to an intensive care unit among adults aged 18 or above was recorded, and no death had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2. In addition, a death was recorded among previously reported cases, bringing the total of severe cases to 582 (including 440 deaths) so far. Among them, 550 were A(H3N2), eight were A(H1N1)pdm09, six were A pending subtype and 18 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed.

Last week (from March 22 to 28), 32 cases (23 deaths) were recorded. Separately, a daily average of 2.0 cases (1.4 deaths) were filed in the last seven days (from March 26 to April 1), compared with 5.1 cases (3.1 deaths) in the preceding seven days (from March 19 to 25).

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201504/02/P201504020631.htm

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2 severe flu cases reported

April 04, 2015

The Centre for Health Protection has announced that from noon yesterday to noon today, two new severe adult influenza cases were recorded.

An additional death was recorded among previously reported cases, bringing the total number of severe adult cases to 587, including 445 deaths.

The centre urged people to stay vigilant, get vaccinated early, and maintain good personal and environmental hygiene.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/04/20150404_171842.shtml

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The Centre for Health Protection has reported that from noon yesterday to noon today there was one new case of severe adult influenza.

Two additional deaths were recorded among previously reported cases, bringing the total number of cases to 619 and 477 deaths.

The centre again urged people to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/04/20150411_170342.lin.shtml

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Latest update on surveillance data in winter influenza season
************************************************** ***** The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 13) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

Regarding severe cases, from noon yesterday (April 12) to noon today, no additional cases of influenza-associated admissions to an intensive care unit or death among adults aged 18 or above had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2, and the total therefore remains at 621, including 479 deaths so far. Among them, 579 were A(H3N2), eight were A(H1N1)pdm09, seven were A pending subtype and 27 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed.

Meanwhile, no additional cases of severe paediatric influenza-associated complication or death among children aged under 18 have been reported since yesterday via the ongoing reporting system. The total this year thus remains at 18 (one death) and all were A(H3N2). In 2014, 27 cases (four deaths) were filed.

Turning to influenza-like illness, two institutional outbreaks affecting eight persons were reported to the CHP by residential care homes for the elderly in the last three days from April 10 to 12.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201504/13/P201504130685.htm

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4 new severe flu cases reported

April 16, 2015

The Centre for Health Protection has reported that from noon yesterday to noon today there were four new cases of severe adult influenza, including three deaths.

It brings the total number of cases to 630 and 487 deaths.

The centre again urged people to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against sea

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/health/html/2015/04/20150416_181632.shtml

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Latest update on surveillance data in winter influenza season


The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (April 20) reported the latest surveillance data of the winter influenza season, and again urged the public to heighten vigilance and get vaccinated early against seasonal influenza.

Regarding severe cases, from noon yesterday (April 19) to noon today, two additional cases of influenza-associated deaths among adults aged 18 or above had been recorded under the enhanced surveillance in collaboration with public and private hospitals reactivated since January 2, bringing the total to 635 (490 deaths) so far. Among them, 591 were A(H3N2), eight were A(H1N1)pdm09, seven were A pending subtype and 29 were B. In the last winter season in early 2014, 266 cases (133 deaths) were filed.

Meanwhile, no additional cases of severe paediatric influenza-associated complication or death among children aged under 18 have been reported since yesterday via the ongoing reporting system and the total this year hence remains at 18 (one death) and all were A(H3N2). In 2014, 27 cases (four deaths) were filed.

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201504/20/P201504200645.htm