(China ‧ Beijing) Although the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that A (H1N1) influenza pandemic outbreak ended, but in some countries and regions the influenza virus threat has not been lifted, these countries are not taking any chances to reduce the works against A H1N1 .
China's Health Ministry said in a statement recently, they will cooperate together with the relevant departments, and follow the WHO instruction, combined the China's actual situation, and start further research on adjusting the existing A-type influenza prevention and control measures.
China's influenza surveillance data show that China A-type influenza activity remained at low level since mid-April this year, weekly reports of influenza A confirmed cases does not exceed the number of 30 cases, and have been last long for 12 weeks with no deaths, the influenza-like illness outbreaks significantly lower than in previous years ago.
The next few years to change the form of infection
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan Tuesday (Aug. 10) has warned, entering a "post-pandemic" influenza A virus does not mean completely disappear in the next few years, the flu will be the same as with other forms of seasonal flu spread .
She also urged Member States still need to be vigilant against influenza virus.
Taiwan Tuesday informed the first father and son has died of influenza type A infection cases. This father and son are the first 45 cases and first 47 cases of type A influenza deaths in Taiwan.
At the same time, the rainy season in India, not only the virus spread more rapidly, is also likely to have become more deadly type of mutation. In New Delhi, there are five cases of deaths at Tuesday.
All India Medical College of Community Medicine department head Singh said that because of the rainy season and continued to increase case, including the mutation of the virus, and patients with underlying disease and delay the treatment, are possible reasons for the high death rate.
Source: SinChew
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