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Rostock / Hannover. The influenza wave has led in North Germany too up to now to four deaths. However, with two cases in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania chronic preillnesses would have existed, the regional authorities for health and social informed on Wednesday in Rostock. Nationally 1507 lab-technically confirmed Influenza infections have been registered since beginning of the year. During the first six weeks of 2012 these were eight.
' However, the season 2011/2012 was also especially mild what concerned the influenza illnesses ', said authority speaker Anja Neutzling. With 571 influenza cases the number highest up to now has been registered in the first holidays week by new illnesses. Last January week 522 new cases had been announced, in the week before it 242.
Already on Tuesday two influenza-conditioned deaths had become known in Lower Saxony. ' This is nothing unusual and seems in every season ', said the speaker of the health ministry, Heinke bearer. One of the deaths was to be led back according to land health centre on the cause H1N1 which has developed from the so-called pork influenza-virus.
' However, the season 2011/2012 was also especially mild what concerned the influenza illnesses ', said authority speaker Anja Neutzling. With 571 influenza cases the number highest up to now has been registered in the first holidays week by new illnesses. Last January week 522 new cases had been announced, in the week before it 242.
Already on Tuesday two influenza-conditioned deaths had become known in Lower Saxony. ' This is nothing unusual and seems in every season ', said the speaker of the health ministry, Heinke bearer. One of the deaths was to be led back according to land health centre on the cause H1N1 which has developed from the so-called pork influenza-virus.
