Giuseppe
Emeritus
Hong Kong: VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor (extracts, edited)
Hong Kong: VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor (extracts, edited)
Hong Kong: VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor (extracts, edited)
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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor
Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office of the Centre for Health Protection. It summarizes and monitors the weekly situation of HSI and seasonal influenza in Hong Kong.
Local situation on Human Swine Influenza (Pandemic influenza H1N1(2009)) (as of Jan 27, 2010)
Local situation on seasonal influenza (as of Jan 27, 2010)
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Hong Kong: VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor (extracts, edited)
Hong Kong: VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor (extracts, edited)
[Source Full PDF Document: LINK. EDITED.]
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 (PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2010) - Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor
Swine and Seasonal Flu Monitor is a weekly report produced by the Respiratory Disease Office of the Centre for Health Protection. It summarizes and monitors the weekly situation of HSI and seasonal influenza in Hong Kong.
Local situation on Human Swine Influenza (Pandemic influenza H1N1(2009)) (as of Jan 27, 2010)
- The activity of human swine influenza (HSI) remains at similar level compared to the previous week as reflected by the number of attendances at designated flu clinics for influenza-like illness (ILI) (Fig 1) and the consultation rates for ILI at general practitioners? clinics (Fig 3). Currently about 26% of patients attending Designated Flu Clinics (DFCs) for ILI symptoms were tested positive for HSI (Fig 2).
- As of Jan 27, 2010, 87 patients with HSI infection remained in public hospitals.
- The weekly number of severe cases recorded in week 4 (Jan 17 to 23, 2010) was 6. As of Jan 27, 2010, a total of 242 severe cases were recorded. These severe cases included 148 males and 94 females with ages ranged from 10 months to 95 years (median: 51 years).
- In week 4 (Jan 17 to 23, 2010), 4 fatal cases were recorded. As of Jan 27, 2010, a total of 64 fatal cases were recorded. They were 44 males and 20 females, age ranged from 11 to 95 years (median: 56 years).
Local situation on seasonal influenza (as of Jan 27, 2010)
- The seasonal influenza activity is low. In week 4 (Jan 17 to 23, 2010), 0%, 0% and 10.1% of all circulating viruses were H1, H3 and B respectively (Fig 4).
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