Irkutsk above epidemic threshold

[Ronan Kelly]

Russian to English translation
2011.02.07 14:21
116 cases of influenza reported in the Angara region
In Irkutsk and Irkutsk region, the trend to increased incidence of influenza and acute respiratory viral infections. The positive rate of growth of influenza and SARS are recorded in all age groups.
Exceeding the threshold level of morbidity in the capital Angara week was 51.3% in region - 41,1%. Medical care with symptoms of SARS asked 9,419 people from Irkutsk, 5,855 of them - the children. The region has asked for help 23,839 people. Registered 116 cases of influenza, the press-service of Rospotrebnadzor in the Irkutsk region. According to the results of virological monitoring is mainly dominated by influenza A (H3N2), A (H1N1), also circulates parainfluenza, adenovirus, RS virus.

http://www.38rus.com/more/16691/

 

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Re: Irkutsk above epidemic threshold

Irkutsk: epidporog influenza and SARS, over 83%

The flu epidemic and ОРВИ in Irkutsk has grown: for last week were ill 11 thousand more 231 person, it is more than half from which ? children. Not incidentally at schools of city quarantine is prolonged till February, 17th, it is unique chance to bring down a wave of a flu.

-now both in Irkutsk, and in all area the intense situation on desease of a flu and ОРВИ is kept, - the press-secretary of Management Роспотребнадзора on Irkutsk area Svetlana Kaurova informs. ? If in the regional center эпидпорог it is exceeded on 83 %, as a whole on area of-th 70,7 %. Are closed on quarantine of 133 schools.


Epidemiologists mark: people in Irkutsk is ill basically with flu А/H1N1 (пандемическим which is known to us more as pork). Except for it, there is a risk to become infected with seasonal flu А/H3N2 and other viruses causing ОРВИ.

http://www.irk.kp.ru/online/news/830756/