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Half of A/H1N1 flu patients in Israel under 30
2009-08-12 14:27:30 GMT2009-08-12 22:27:30 (Beijing Time) Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- About half of the over 2,100 A/H1N1 influenza patients in Israel are under the age of 30, local news service Ynet on Wednesday quoted the Health Ministry as saying.
Data from the ministry showed that 2,148 cases of A/H1N1 influenza had been found across the nation till Tuesday, and about 50 percent of them are under 30, said the report, adding that only about 5 percent are aged 50 and above.
Five local patients of the global pandemic have so far died, and about 25 others were hospitalized in serious conditions, according to the report.
Israeli health experts have warned that some one quarter of the Israeli population, or over 1.5 million Israelis, would contract the virus during a possible outbreak this winter, among whom around 700 would die.
The Israeli government has initiated a plan for precaution, including purchasing a large amount of vaccines.
http://english.sina.com/life/2009/0812/262705.html
2009-08-12 14:27:30 GMT2009-08-12 22:27:30 (Beijing Time) Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- About half of the over 2,100 A/H1N1 influenza patients in Israel are under the age of 30, local news service Ynet on Wednesday quoted the Health Ministry as saying.
Data from the ministry showed that 2,148 cases of A/H1N1 influenza had been found across the nation till Tuesday, and about 50 percent of them are under 30, said the report, adding that only about 5 percent are aged 50 and above.
Five local patients of the global pandemic have so far died, and about 25 others were hospitalized in serious conditions, according to the report.
Israeli health experts have warned that some one quarter of the Israeli population, or over 1.5 million Israelis, would contract the virus during a possible outbreak this winter, among whom around 700 would die.
The Israeli government has initiated a plan for precaution, including purchasing a large amount of vaccines.
http://english.sina.com/life/2009/0812/262705.html