China - Guangdong: seasonal influenza activity level gradually increased since March - flu virus mutation was not found

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Fortunately, Guangdong flu virus does not enter the annual variation of the peak

Original title: Annual peak influenza into the emergency door

Guangdong ratio has slightly more than 5% of the cordon

Fortunately, the virus not mutation 　　

(Reporter He Xuehua correspondent Guangdong Kang Xin) ILI proportion of outpatient and emergency monitoring points more than 5% of the cordon, wandering At the top run! Yesterday, the Guangdong Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center Bulletin, Guangdong Province into the annual flu epidemic peak, the province's number of reported cases of influenza-like increase over the same period last year, urged the public masses do personal protection. 　　

Since March of this year, Guangdong Province, seasonal influenza activity level gradually increased, while in the first quarter to 64 from more monitoring of flu outbreaks concentrated. Provincial CDC chief expert Jianfeng introduced by the province's influenza surveillance found that the recent fever, cough and other flu-like symptoms to hospital cases increased significantly, the number of reported cases of influenza-like more than last year. 　　

Masses of the people there is no need to panic, because the flu virus mutation was not found. Jianfeng said that laboratory monitoring showed no meaningful influenza strains mutate, just a natural part of the change of virus strains, the popular advantages were influenza B viruses and H1N1 influenza virus. 　　

In fact, influenza surveillance data from Guangdong province over the years, the 3-July has always been a seasonal flu epidemic season.

Jianfeng expected, the province of influenza activity in the coming period will continue active. 　　

Provincial disease control experts called "flu epidemic every year, but the flu can also be life." Because the flu can worsen chronic health problems, such as asthma patients suffering from influenza can cause asthma attacks; congestive heart failure patients may be due to disease progression of influenza ; also lead to complications of underlying diseases, pneumonia and death. So young people with lowered immunity (particularly 2 years and younger infants), the elderly and patients with severe disease, with particular attention to the prevention of influenza, beware of deadly flu. 　　

Reminded, pregnant women and women planning pregnancy flu season, are at high risk of complications also occurred after the higher risk of flu, pregnant women should beware of the flu, and who is best contemplated pregnant three months before pregnancy influenza vaccination, vaccine pregnancy will not affect the pregnancy, but the flu virus but it can hurt the fetus. 　　

Influenza vaccine is an antigen protein to produce antibodies in vivo, takes about 1 to 2 weeks, so the protection of the resulting 1 year. Experts suggest susceptible to flu complications invasion of the crowd, the timing of this year's influenza vaccination sustainable to May.

Guangdong flu vaccine this year has included a stream of H1N1, H3N2, B-type influenza subtypes ingredients, one can prevent the three influenza vaccination. For public influenza vaccination, can go to the nearby formal medical institutions, doctors follow guidelines for vaccination. 　　

The main measures to prevent the flu: 　　
1 influenza vaccination. 　　
2. Maintain good personal hygiene, wash hands. 　　
3. Regular window ventilation to keep indoor air fresh. 　　
4 Try less crowded, polluted air of the place. 　　
5. Balanced diet, and exercise. 　　
6. Cough, cover your nose and mouth when sneezing to. 　　
7 flu symptoms seek immediate medical attention, it is best to wear a mask when medical treatment.

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Dongguan into the high incidence of influenza pediatric clinic "bursting"

At 7:26 on April 23, 2014 Source: Dongguan Times
　　
Dongguan time Reuters April to June is the traditional Dongguan influenza epidemic season. Reporters learned yesterday from the Municipal Center for Disease Control, as of April 20, the city's 13 influenza surveillance sentinel hospitals showed flu-like illness accounted for the proportion of outpatient cases nearly 3.6 percent increase compared with the same period last year.
ILI has increased compared to last year

"These days when hot and cold, a child with a fever, to the hospital and saw a lot of patients, I have waited for one hour did not fancy the disease." Yesterday morning, Ms. Wang Nan with a 4-year-old daughter to the City People's Hospital pediatric clinic, a crowded waiting room to see parents bring their children to the doctor. And in recent days, reporters have visited the City People's Hospital, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Wah Hospital and other hospitals found that pediatric clinic were overcrowded, most of them because of a cold.

According to the provincial CDC informed that Guangdong Province to enter the annual flu epidemic peak, the province's number of reported cases of influenza-like increase over the same period last year, the proportion of ILI outpatient and emergency monitoring points more than 5% of the cordon.

In response, CDC said, as April 20, the city's 13 influenza surveillance sentinel hospitals showed that outpatient ILI proportion accounted for approximately 3.6% increase compared with the same period last year.

Unit staff should be prepared to focus on surveillance

"January clusters of cases of influenza have been two schools in the city took place." According to CDC staff, the moment the city is the traditional flu epidemic season, due to a strong flu contagious, easily crowded regional or local clusters of outbreaks occurred in public places, especially in schools, kindergartens and other collective units, it is a high incidence of the epidemic places.

To this end, CDC reminder, kindergartens, schools and other collective units to strengthen the morning check and afternoon inspection, found that students experience flu symptoms should be promptly requested its isolation and treatment, as found abnormal increase in flu cases in a timely manner to the local disease control departments reports. Parents should pay more attention to children's health, if that child has fever, cough, sore throat and other symptoms should see a doctor promptly sent formal medical institutions, etc. in order to return to school after the child recovered or fever for 48 hours.

Influenza vaccine is effective in preventing influenza

It is understood that the current influenza virus in Dongguan influenza B viruses based. CDC responsible person, after infection with influenza virus, usually manifested cough, sore throat, runny nose, fever and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, headache, malaise and other symptoms.
"Influenza vaccination is an effective measure to prevent influenza." The official said, starting on November 11 last year, the city's 32 Towns in hospitals, community health centers are providing a new round of flu vaccination service time will continue until the end of April this year, there is no contraindication for vaccination based on voluntary public can, in principle, at their own expense to the towns Street vaccination clinic for vaccination.

Reporter Huang Boyuan

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The current flu outbreak smooth without panic

Wang Xiaofang Ma Qishan
Thursday, April 04, 2014 24

Shenzhen Evening News (Reporter correspondent Wang Xiaofang Ma Qishan)

Recently, some media reports, Guangdong Province, into the flu season, emergency door over the cordon. But the reporter was informed yesterday from the Municipal Center for Disease Control, nearly two weeks Shenzhen sentinel outpatient cases decreased slightly compared with the same period last year, smooth epidemic strains advantage did not change, people do not need to panic.

Shenzhen Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Master Renxie Xu said the city nearly two weeks sentinel outpatient ILI cases percentages were 3.93% and 4.32%, did not change significantly compared to previous years. City pathogen monitoring results show the advantage of the recent strain of influenza has not changed, still H1N1, clinical manifestations of fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches based. The majority of patients with mild to heal, to support clinical treatment, those who need to use antiviral drugs. The elderly, children, people with low immunity, such as the lack of infection may cause severe complications and even death.
CDC reminds the public to prevent influenza, should pay attention to improve their resistance, proper nutrition, regular exercise and plenty of sleep. In addition, work, life workplace ventilation should always keep the air fresh.

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Do not be mistaken for the common cold, flu prevention and treatment of influenza learn the recipe

07:46:00China Youth Network
　　
Spring blossoms. Originally this season is a romantic season, but for Southerners, this time it was the flu epidemic season. According to the monitoring center Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangdong 3-7 in April is the peak of seasonal flu, especially staggering 5-6 months. And 95% of patients are at school. There are some special populations, such as children, the elderly, the chronically ill, once suffering from the flu, especially a stream, it may induce more serious complications, even death.

Do not be mistaken for the common cold, flu

Although there are a runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion and other symptoms, but the concept of the common cold and flu are different, harm caused is not the same. Institute of Epidemiology Disease Prevention and Control Center of Guangdong Province Jianfeng, director pointed out that the flu is caused by influenza viruses, influenza is mainly caused by rhinovirus. Both can be spread through air droplets, but the flu virus contagious, often causing large-scale epidemic. So, in terms of symptoms, infectious complications, treatment, relatively speaking, with a cold or flu are very different, especially in a stream but also to arouse enough attention.
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High season :5-June

95% of the cases occurred in school

We usually think that winter and spring is the season of flu epidemic, but in fact, in the south 3-7 month is the peak of the flu really popular, especially in May-June is the peak of the flu outbreak. In other words, the South lags behind flu influenza season in the north.

Some people are particularly worried about the flu caused by the onset of severe cases. Institute of Epidemiology Disease Prevention and Control Center Jianfeng, director of Guangdong Province, said the severity of the flu after immunization status and the individual concerned, in general, only about 50% of infected patients will develop into a typical flu symptoms, such as sudden fever, aching muscles and weakness, and may be accompanied by sore throat and cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, chills, photophobia and other symptoms. Heating temperature up to 39-40 ℃, usually last 2-3 days and gradually subsided.

"As a respiratory infection, so in areas where the population is particularly easy to spread, usually the first outbreak of the flu at school," Jianfeng said, "95% of Guangdong flu outbreak occurred in schools, secondary schools, primary schools, and even in college, because it is highly dense population places, all of a sudden respiratory diseases easily spread. "

It is reported that Guangdong Provincial Health Department has issued a "school report outbreaks of influenza-like illness and treatment guidelines," such as more than 15 cases of fever (temperature ≥ 38 ℃), with cough or sore throat, flu-like appearance of primary and secondary schools within a week cases, it is called an outbreak of influenza-like illness, the school needs the first time within the CDC reports.
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