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2010-02-10 12:00 AM
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While the number of influenza A(H1N1) cases has continued to wane, cases of seasonal influenza B have continued to increase, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
Shih Wen-yi, deputy director-general of the DOH's Centers for Disease Control, said the swine flu virus has not been active recently, with only two or three newly hospitalized H1N1 cases.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman was affected with H1N1 recently, but both the mother and child were not in danger, Shih added.
He pointed out that DOH-contracted laboratories have found 88 percent of new flu cases to be H1N1 type, with the remaining 12 percent tested as being B-type.
"This shows a trend of increased cases of influenza B, " said Shih.
The trend is especially obvious in China, with influenza B accounting for around 40 percent of flu cases, Shih added.
With the waning of H1N1, which has so far claimed 40 lives in Taiwan, the number of people inoculated has also slipped to between 1,000 and 2,000 daily, he said.
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2010-02-10 12:00 AM
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While the number of influenza A(H1N1) cases has continued to wane, cases of seasonal influenza B have continued to increase, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
Shih Wen-yi, deputy director-general of the DOH's Centers for Disease Control, said the swine flu virus has not been active recently, with only two or three newly hospitalized H1N1 cases.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman was affected with H1N1 recently, but both the mother and child were not in danger, Shih added.
He pointed out that DOH-contracted laboratories have found 88 percent of new flu cases to be H1N1 type, with the remaining 12 percent tested as being B-type.
"This shows a trend of increased cases of influenza B, " said Shih.
The trend is especially obvious in China, with influenza B accounting for around 40 percent of flu cases, Shih added.
With the waning of H1N1, which has so far claimed 40 lives in Taiwan, the number of people inoculated has also slipped to between 1,000 and 2,000 daily, he said.
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news...ng_news&cate_img=316.jpg&cate_rss=news_Health
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