Japan Flu

According to the Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Saitama prefecture on January 16 (Monday) to January 22 (Sunday) the number of reported flu is 17.74 per sentinel, the number reported the previous week (4.10) increased more than fourfold compared with. Detection of influenza situation are increasingly detected in Hong Kong type A.It is said so prone to severe mainly infants and the elderly, particularly careful.

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Influenza epidemics occur four times a week alarm Prefecture, Shizuoka / jump advisory standards　County on January 26, reaching an average of 32.40 people per week for 16 to 22 the number of patients per institution in the prefecture of 137 medical institutions to measure the index of influenza, 30 to suggest the criteria for pandemic issued a warning occurs beyond prevalent.

In the week last week (09 to 15) who soared from 8.16 to about 4 times, and suddenly 10 people skipped the advisory criteria. Said County, and crisis management coordination meeting and called on residents to prevent the spread of influenza.　The number of patients who average 32.40 16 - and 22 people, according to the county more than 29.75 in the prior year. Another person in each health center tube of the western 40.47 41.36 Hamamatsu ▽ ▽ people who are most in Gotemba 54.40 - for example. 24.60 in Atami people about 12 times last week, jumped more than five times 34.76 and also people in Shizuoka.

This report until 22 days of data were reported in 23 of the largest number of patients over the past decade, such as elementary and high kindergarten was not included in the prefecture.　

In addition, the province has a total of 40 classrooms including a kindergarten and elementary school garden now 25, announced that it took such measures as closing year. A total of 11 to 25 classes a total of 255 school garden, take measures such as closure of the school year, the number of patients amounted to 6827 person equivalent to approximately 38% of enrollment.

In crisis management coordination meeting was held on June 26 [translation errror. January 26], and the elderly to use school facilities, decided to go through and asked relevant departments to prevent spread of flu, such as tourist facilities. Monitoring risk management Satoshi Kobayashi, "I would have either severe outbreaks in nursing home and would like to respond please do not expand," he said. 　Aoi-ku Shizuoka 川野辺 pediatric patients have visited many, the director Shigeyuki 川野辺 "increased suddenly from an infected person daily 16. After another has closed classes, visits many people worried about infection," talk was.