Gert van der Hoek
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More than 18 thousand people suffer from influenza and SARS in the Volgograd region
18307 cases of SARS and avian influenza currently registered in Volgograd. Compared to last week increase in cases among the entire population was 2.4 times, reported news agency REGNUM in the press service of regional administration.
Among children under 14 infected 12,523 people. Most of all sick children from 7 to 14 years - 39,2% of the total. In this regard, over the past week in the region closed 84 schools, including 32 - in Volgograd. Also quarantined four 4 boarding schools with a total of 980 pupils, two pre-school institutions in Frolovsky and Serafimovichskom areas, 4 institutions of professional education.
Weekly incidence of the epidemic threshold for the total population of the regional center is exceeded in 2.8 times compared to the same period in 2008. Over the weekend recorded case of mass infection among children Krasnoyarsk Zhirnovsk correctional school district. 70 children of 96 students were hospitalized with suspected swine flu. They are currently receiving treatment, carried out the necessary surveys to establish a definitive diagnosis.
Total area of hazardous flu infected 201 people. Such was the case in Bykovsky, Gorodischenskogo, Danilovskoye Kamyshinsky, Kotovsky Novoaninsky, Oktyabrsky and other areas.
http://www.regnum.ru/news/1228013.html
18307 cases of SARS and avian influenza currently registered in Volgograd. Compared to last week increase in cases among the entire population was 2.4 times, reported news agency REGNUM in the press service of regional administration.
Among children under 14 infected 12,523 people. Most of all sick children from 7 to 14 years - 39,2% of the total. In this regard, over the past week in the region closed 84 schools, including 32 - in Volgograd. Also quarantined four 4 boarding schools with a total of 980 pupils, two pre-school institutions in Frolovsky and Serafimovichskom areas, 4 institutions of professional education.
Weekly incidence of the epidemic threshold for the total population of the regional center is exceeded in 2.8 times compared to the same period in 2008. Over the weekend recorded case of mass infection among children Krasnoyarsk Zhirnovsk correctional school district. 70 children of 96 students were hospitalized with suspected swine flu. They are currently receiving treatment, carried out the necessary surveys to establish a definitive diagnosis.
Total area of hazardous flu infected 201 people. Such was the case in Bykovsky, Gorodischenskogo, Danilovskoye Kamyshinsky, Kotovsky Novoaninsky, Oktyabrsky and other areas.
http://www.regnum.ru/news/1228013.html