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Re: The current epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic: 405 ICU cases and 85 deaths
Re: The current epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic: 405 ICU cases and 85 deaths
Week 8
Summary:
This year's flu epidemic in Europe subsides very slowly, but
number of states with decreasing morbidity increased again - drop reported for 10 networks.
CR: the 8th calendar week in the Czech Republic in 2013 was a further slight decline in incidence
acute respiratory infections, including influenza (ARI), a 6% decrease is again recorded
in all age groups. Overall ARI morbidity in the Czech Republic reaches
1460 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. Decrease morbidity is also investigated for flu
like illness (ILI), by 19.2%. The situation can be assessed as slowly
retreating flu epidemic, now they have a regional character, especially
in North Bohemia and Moravia, where the epidemic started later.
Also decreases the number of required laboratory tests, but the virus detection rate
Influenza is still relatively high, at least 40%. In recent weeks, the
increasing the proportion of the total etiology H3 subtype as well as type B.
However, they are still recorded high numbers of serious flu waveforms. The
February 22, 2013 in the Czech Republic was reported a total of 447 serious cases of flu of which 95
people died
http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents.../zpravy_2012_2013/Zprava_NRL_08tyden_2013.pdf
Re: The current epidemiological situation in the Czech Republic: 405 ICU cases and 85 deaths
Week 8
Summary:
This year's flu epidemic in Europe subsides very slowly, but
number of states with decreasing morbidity increased again - drop reported for 10 networks.
CR: the 8th calendar week in the Czech Republic in 2013 was a further slight decline in incidence
acute respiratory infections, including influenza (ARI), a 6% decrease is again recorded
in all age groups. Overall ARI morbidity in the Czech Republic reaches
1460 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. Decrease morbidity is also investigated for flu
like illness (ILI), by 19.2%. The situation can be assessed as slowly
retreating flu epidemic, now they have a regional character, especially
in North Bohemia and Moravia, where the epidemic started later.
Also decreases the number of required laboratory tests, but the virus detection rate
Influenza is still relatively high, at least 40%. In recent weeks, the
increasing the proportion of the total etiology H3 subtype as well as type B.
However, they are still recorded high numbers of serious flu waveforms. The
February 22, 2013 in the Czech Republic was reported a total of 447 serious cases of flu of which 95
people died
http://www.szu.cz/uploads/documents.../zpravy_2012_2013/Zprava_NRL_08tyden_2013.pdf