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Influenza A/H1N1: eight new deaths in France
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The National Sanitary Surveillance Institute (InVS) announced Saturday eight new deaths related to influenza A/H1N1 in France.
“Since the last epidemiologic bulletin of November 3, 2009, eight new deaths allotted to the virus have (H1N1) 2009 were announced”, announces InVS in an official statement.
Questioned by Associated Press, InVS specified that these eight new deaths had occurred in Metropolitan France and that they concerned people presenting “risk factors already”.
“The increase in the deaths as that of the serious cases are parallel to the intensification of the circulation of the virus has (H1N1) 2009 noted these three last weeks in metropolis”, underlines the official statement.
The Institute notes thus that more half of the deaths and hospitalizations occurred in France méttropolitaine took place these three last weeks.
On the whole, 30 deaths were allotted to influenza A/H1N1 2009 in Metropolitan France. For 24 of these deaths, including two people without risk factors, the diagnosis was confirmed virologiquement.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 155 patients presenting of the “severe tables” were hospitalized in reanimation in Metropolitan France. AP
Automatic translation
The National Sanitary Surveillance Institute (InVS) announced Saturday eight new deaths related to influenza A/H1N1 in France.
“Since the last epidemiologic bulletin of November 3, 2009, eight new deaths allotted to the virus have (H1N1) 2009 were announced”, announces InVS in an official statement.
Questioned by Associated Press, InVS specified that these eight new deaths had occurred in Metropolitan France and that they concerned people presenting “risk factors already”.
“The increase in the deaths as that of the serious cases are parallel to the intensification of the circulation of the virus has (H1N1) 2009 noted these three last weeks in metropolis”, underlines the official statement.
The Institute notes thus that more half of the deaths and hospitalizations occurred in France méttropolitaine took place these three last weeks.
On the whole, 30 deaths were allotted to influenza A/H1N1 2009 in Metropolitan France. For 24 of these deaths, including two people without risk factors, the diagnosis was confirmed virologiquement.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, 155 patients presenting of the “severe tables” were hospitalized in reanimation in Metropolitan France. AP