Finland Over the Worst of Swine Flu -36 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Finland has passed the peak of the swine flu epidemic. However, the National Institute for Health and Welfare(THL) notes further cases can be anticipated throughout the winter. So far, the H1N1 virus has claimed the lives of 36 people in Finland.

THL notes that less than half of the population has been vaccinated against the virus. Currently some 1.2 million Finns have received a jab against the H1N1 virus.

A second wave of the swine flu virus is expected to break out by next April or by the autumn at the latest.

A total of 36 people have died as a direct consequence of an H1N1 infection. However, the exact cause of death has yet to be determined in a number of cases.

http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/12/finland_over_the_worst_of_swine_flu_1274064.html

[Celvin11]

Re: Finland Over the Worst of Swine Flu -36 fatalities

Svininfluensan v?ntas d?da h?gst 150

Svininfluensan v?ntas sk?rda totalt 100-150 d?dsoffer i Finland. Det uppskattar forskarprofessorn Petri Ruutu. Det ska j?mf?ras med normal s?songinsfluensa som brukar d?da 500-1.000 finl?ndare per ?r.


Totalt 36 personer i Finland misst?nks ha d?tt i svininfluensan. Det h?r ?r fr?ga om personer som bekr?ftats ha svininfluensa inte allt f?r l?nge f?re d?dsfallet. De egentliga d?dsorsakerna framg?r f?rst vid obduktion, p?pekar Institutet f?r h?lsa och v?lf?rd.
Av de d?da h?rde 34 till en riskgrupp eller led av n?gon annan sjukdom. Fyra d?dsoffer var minder?riga och 20 i ?ldern 18-64 ?r. De resterande offren var ?ldre.
Svininfluensan ?r som sjukdom inte lindrigare ?n vanlig s?songinfluensa, men m?nga ?ldre personer har ett b?ttre skydd mot den tack vare tidigare sjukdomar.
-Ungdomar insjuknar i stor omfattning, men de t?l sjukdomen bra, s?ger Ruutu. Epidemin i Finland forts?tter, men den f?refaller ha passerat sin kulmen.
Experter v?ntar sig att en andra v?g av pandemin kan komma f?re april-maj. Dess omfattning beror p? hur m?nga som l?ter sig vaccineras. En andra v?g drar som b?st fram i Mexiko, USA, Kanada och Storbritannien.
Hittills har cirka 7.500 fall av svininfluensan bekr?ftats i laboratorieunders?kningar. Men det verkliga antalet smittade ?r mycket st?rre. En annan m?tare p? antalet insjuknade ?r antiviral l?kemedelsbehandling, som ordinerats en del av patienterna. Hittills har cirka 70.000 patienter f?tt antivirala medel.

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Swine flu is expected to kill maximum 150

Swine flu is expected to reap a total of 100-150 deaths in Finland. It appreciates the research Professor Petri Ruutu. That compares with normal seasonal flu (s?songinsfluensa) that usually kill Finns 500-1000 per year.

Total 36 persons in Finland are suspected to have died of flu. This is for people who have been confirmed swine flu not too long before his death. The actual causes of death is apparent only at autopsy, notes the Institute for Health and Welfare.
Among the dead were 34 to a division or part of another illness. Four fatalities were minors, and 20 aged 18-64 years. The remaining victims were elderly.
Swine influenza is a disease that is not lighter than normal seasonal influenza, but many older people have better protection against the disease thanks to earlier.
-Young people fall ill in large scale, but they tolerate the disease well, "said Ruutu. Epidemic in Finland will continue, but it seems to have passed its peak.
Experts expect that a second wave of the pandemic may come in April-May. Its scope depends on how many people allow themselves to be vaccinated. A second wave drag as the best in Mexico, U.S., Canada and Britain.
To date, approximately 7500 cases of flu confirmed in laboratory studies. But the actual number is much higher. Another measure of the number of sick is the antiviral drug therapy, who prescribed some of the patients. To date, approximately 70.000 patients received antivirals.

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[JimO]

Re: Finland Over the Worst of Swine Flu -36 fatalities

Here is another estimate of seasonal flu deaths (500-1,000) that is remarkably close, as a percent of population, to the U.S. estimate. The population ratio between the U.S. and Finland is approximately 60 to 1. The U.S. estimate of 36,000 seasonal flu deaths would equate to 600 deaths in Finland - which is in the estimated range.

In an earlier thread, Ukraine published an estimate of seasonal flu deaths of 6,000. The population ratio between the U.S. and Ukraine is approximately 6.65 to 1. If you divide the U.S. estimate by 6.65, you get approximately 5,400.

Either the various influenza strains consistently kill 0.010-0.012% of the population every year (regardless of the economic conditions, climate, nutrition, or health care available), or the various "estimates" use the same models.