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Flu epidemic: 7 deaths recorded by ARASS
A flu epidemic is currently affecting Polynesia, after a first wave at the beginning of the year. Seven deaths were recorded. Faced with this situation, the authorities recall the importance of barrier gestures.
Nicolas Suire , Mereini GAMBLIN • Published on May 13, 2024 at 4:20 p.m., updated May 13, 2024 at 4:36 p.m.
“ We put on the mask, and we don’t go near the matahiapo, ” says Henri-Pierre Mallet, head of the health monitoring office at the Health and Social Action Regulatory Agency (ARASS). According to the figures he puts forward, seven people died from the flu in one month, including four recorded in hospital.
While passing through the hospital center, a hospitalized matahiapo testifies to his misadventure. He almost went there. Arrived 2 days ago, he will stay in the hospital for a week. " Since my birth until today I have never been hospitalized and I have never had the flu like that! You have to be careful... I stayed at home for three days. The doliprane helped me relieved a little. Thanks to God, and to the hospital staff, I am still here today ,” he confides.
Violent flu
In intensive care, 10% of people have the flu. Eight patients have passed through this service since the start of the year. A 14-year-old teenager, a 45-year-old adult and six people over 65 years old. The latter pay the heaviest price, due to their fragility.
Faced with this situation, we must all adopt barrier gestures. Instructions already known to the population at risk: " we do not approach vulnerable people when we are sick, when we cough, we put on a mask, we wash our hands...it's always the same thing, it's common sense " declares Henri-Pierre Mallet.
The virus is circulating. Everyone reacts to it differently. To protect the most vulnerable, the authorities are calling for more vigilance.
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Health Surveillance Bulletin
N° 17/2024
Health Surveillance Bulletin
French Polynesia - N°17/2024
Consolidated data until week S17-2024
...
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS (ARI)
ARI: fever or feeling of fever with sudden onset, respiratory or ENT signs, body aches/myalgia, asthenia, headache
➢ Flu ► 33 new confirmed cases for 128 results
of tests reported during week S17
33 new cases of influenza were reported (33 type A, 0 type B /
33 CHPF, 0 ILM) of which 20 were hospitalized with 2 visits to
resuscitation. A death occurred in a person over the age of
75 years old. Eight of the 20 hospitalized cases are over 60 years old, 3 are under
1 year old and 2 are between 1 and 4 years old. There hadn't been that many cases
since week 12 of the year 2023.
The test positivity rate is increasing compared to the
previous week. A new epidemic wave of
influenza A is ongoing.
➢ IRA ► 326 consultations for IRA syndrome were
reported by doctors from the sentinel network in S17
The number and proportion of consultations for IRA syndrome
are increasing compared to the previous week.
➢ COVID ► No new confirmed cases for 89 results
of tests reported during week S17
...
Flu epidemic: 7 deaths recorded by ARASS
A flu epidemic is currently affecting Polynesia, after a first wave at the beginning of the year. Seven deaths were recorded. Faced with this situation, the authorities recall the importance of barrier gestures.
Nicolas Suire , Mereini GAMBLIN • Published on May 13, 2024 at 4:20 p.m., updated May 13, 2024 at 4:36 p.m.
“ We put on the mask, and we don’t go near the matahiapo, ” says Henri-Pierre Mallet, head of the health monitoring office at the Health and Social Action Regulatory Agency (ARASS). According to the figures he puts forward, seven people died from the flu in one month, including four recorded in hospital.
While passing through the hospital center, a hospitalized matahiapo testifies to his misadventure. He almost went there. Arrived 2 days ago, he will stay in the hospital for a week. " Since my birth until today I have never been hospitalized and I have never had the flu like that! You have to be careful... I stayed at home for three days. The doliprane helped me relieved a little. Thanks to God, and to the hospital staff, I am still here today ,” he confides.
Violent flu
In intensive care, 10% of people have the flu. Eight patients have passed through this service since the start of the year. A 14-year-old teenager, a 45-year-old adult and six people over 65 years old. The latter pay the heaviest price, due to their fragility.
Faced with this situation, we must all adopt barrier gestures. Instructions already known to the population at risk: " we do not approach vulnerable people when we are sick, when we cough, we put on a mask, we wash our hands...it's always the same thing, it's common sense " declares Henri-Pierre Mallet.
The virus is circulating. Everyone reacts to it differently. To protect the most vulnerable, the authorities are calling for more vigilance.
------------------------------------------
Health Surveillance Bulletin
N° 17/2024
Health Surveillance Bulletin
French Polynesia - N°17/2024
Consolidated data until week S17-2024
...
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS (ARI)
ARI: fever or feeling of fever with sudden onset, respiratory or ENT signs, body aches/myalgia, asthenia, headache
➢ Flu ► 33 new confirmed cases for 128 results
of tests reported during week S17
33 new cases of influenza were reported (33 type A, 0 type B /
33 CHPF, 0 ILM) of which 20 were hospitalized with 2 visits to
resuscitation. A death occurred in a person over the age of
75 years old. Eight of the 20 hospitalized cases are over 60 years old, 3 are under
1 year old and 2 are between 1 and 4 years old. There hadn't been that many cases
since week 12 of the year 2023.
The test positivity rate is increasing compared to the
previous week. A new epidemic wave of
influenza A is ongoing.
➢ IRA ► 326 consultations for IRA syndrome were
reported by doctors from the sentinel network in S17
The number and proportion of consultations for IRA syndrome
are increasing compared to the previous week.
➢ COVID ► No new confirmed cases for 89 results
of tests reported during week S17
...
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