Influenza made 41 deaths and 290 serious cases in metropolitan France

[tetano]

L epidemic of seasonal influenza made 41 deaths in total in metropolitan France since the beginning of the surveillance of this illness, according to the last balance sheet of l Institute of health wakefulness InVS. L InVS raises an increase among serious cases accepted in intensive care principally owed to the virus A H1N1 2009, while recalling a stabilization of l epidemic of influenza in metropolis. Among serious cases hospitalized in intensive care, the majority belong to the class d age of the 15-64 years. The majority of cases 59 % have a risk factor, reminding l of importance of vaccination in these fragile populations, underline institute l. Therefore, 41 % of serious cases are without risk factor, he adds. Since the beginning of surveillance, l InVS accepted 290 portrayals of serious cases. Besides the 29 deceases identified by the surveillance of serious cases, 4 deceases of influenza at home were spontaneously signalled in l InVS, as well as 8 hospital deceases declared by electronic certification, writes institute l, on Wednesday, in his point on influenza. He adds nevertheless that this surveillance of deceases n is not exhaustive. The fatality among serious cases is 10 %, it clocks in.
On the 290 serious cases taken a census and analysed by l InVS, 22 8 % are owed to influenza B, 167 58 % in IN / H1N1A AND 3 1 % in IN / H3N2. L institute makes state d, moreover, episodes d collective infections in establishments of old persons. He underlines usefulness l to use the quick tests of detection of influenza in this frame and says that vaccination is always possible and d interest nowadays.





http://www.lepoint.fr/sante/la-grip...rance-metropolitaine-19-01-2011-130325_40.php

 

[Anne]

Re: Influenza made 41 deaths and 290 serious cases in metropolitan France

http://www.invs.sante.fr/display/?doc=surveillance/grippe_dossier/points_actu_2010_11.htm

page 4 : a graph with the number of severe cases .

page 5 : a table with some details about the 290 severe cases ( ICU )

without risk : 120
obesity alone : 38
risk factor : 116
pregnant without risk factor : 14

2 patients without " details".
ECMO : 27
ARDS 181
deaths : 29

about 20% : tamiflu > 2 days after the onset of illnes
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more deaths : 4 at " house",and 8 in other hospitals
total 41
( it could be more )