In Khabarovsk, the threshold incidence of influenza and ARI exceeded by 7%

16:06 / / 03.02.2009
Epidemic threshold for the spread of influenza and ARI in Khabarovsk exceeded 7%. According to the territorial administration of Rospotrebnadzor, "there is low-epidemic, a sharp recovery rate of new infections there," ITAR-TASS.

Clinical diagnosis of influenza in the province put 65 patients, but confirmed by the laboratory only in rare cases. Epidemiologists have found that the circulating strain of influenza virus type A. According to the testimony of doctors, the people developed a persistent immunity through mass vaccination. More than 401.5 thousand people or 28,7% of the population vaccinated against influenza edges. Therefore, further development is not the situation is particularly alarming.

However, in some northern areas the incidence is increasing in the last two weeks and reached predepidemic heskogo level. During the week from 19 to 25 January in the province recorded 7856 cases of acute respiratory infections, last week - more than 10 thousand.