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  • The Netherlands: ECDC update, Feb 18 2011

    Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publica...e_Overview.pdf

    The Netherlands RIVM influenza http://www.rivm.nl/cib/themas/grieps...2011/index.jsp
    • Between 4 October 2010 and week 6 (16 February), a cumulative total of 584 hospitalised patients were reported as infected with A(H1N1)2009 influenza virus.
    • There were 35 fatalities notified.
    • The largest numbers of hospitalised admissions with influenza have been in children in the age group 0?5 years.
    • Of the 584 patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza A (H1N1)2009 there were 32 pregnant women and 562 with information on the underlying condition.
    • Underlying conditions were reported in 46% of these.
    • This percentage rose to 53% of 447 patients over 5 years of age.

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