Japan: Fury in full working TAMI flu prefecture, with a peak in early February

Saturday, January 31

Hardening the fury that the flu in Tokushima Prefecture. The closure will remain in the classroom grades are not many in recent years, the nationwide expansion of a virus resistant to treatment with a full year of TAMI. The resistance to Tamiflu in a series of cases in the prefecture. Peak is expected in early February, has been urging Japan to ensure the prevention of infection.

According to a preliminary tally from the first week in January the County Department of Health Promotion, the fourth week of medical reports from the prefecture and point (90 - 52 days) the number of patients is 9000. Third week (20 - 80 days) increased from 50 905 people, the epidemic began.

Number of patients (to 52) but accumulated less than a year ago, the infected population at the school is serious. March 92, the closure of schools with grades kindergarten classroom in the prefecture has a total of 12 schools. 8 schools in a season last year, the season the past five years in 20 schools, many are rare. The reason for this surge is unclear, state: "If you have Hashi Seki wearing masks, washing hands thoroughly and I hope the whole school" for the prevention and awareness.

Meanwhile, A-Hong Kong, A Soviet-type, B type of the virus in three types, the resistance to Tamiflu A trend of this year the virus has spread throughout Japan-Soviet resistance. Sample survey of Health and Environment Center in the prefecture, the prefecture has so far not been confirmed, medical institutions, "resistance to Tamiflu" cases have been reported.

県医師会感染症対策委員会委員長の馬原文彦医師によると、今冬の当初はＡ香港型が主流だったが、ここ二、三日でＡソ連型が過半数を占めるようになり、このうち９８ percent of the resistance to Tamiflu.

Relenza, vaccines and immunization and other treatment is effective SHINMETORERU. However, the expansion of the resistant virus will be unable to supply some stability concerns.

馬原 doctors are "more important than prevention? Yes 2 or more at room temperature, humidity and 5 percent more than try to prevent infection should receive vaccination now," he advised.

◎ jurisdiction health center in the first warning of Tokushima Prefecture

Tokushima Prefecture, 92, a health center within the jurisdiction of Tokushima as a warning that more flu patients, issued a warning to the health center Miyoshi jurisdiction. Flu alert in the prefecture for the first time this season.

According to a survey reported in 83 prefecture hospitals, health centers jurisdiction Tokushima patients a week from Sunday at 90, 10 people jumped to 406 from 103 the previous 87. 96 people from 62 health centers in vitro Miyoshi, Japan has increased overall from 9000 to 59 105.

Anan The Yoshinogawa, the flu continues in the advisory jurisdiction of each health center Mima.