Zhytomyr: state of incidence of inhabitants of the region of influenza and SARS

According to GU "Zhytomyr regional laboratory center of the Ministry of health of Ukraine" during the epidemic season (from week 40 of 2016) in the area was 91897 cases of acute respiratory infections, including sore 62669 children that is 68,2% of the total number of cases. Over the last week (52 weeks in a year) , 11795 registered cases, intense figure 944.9 13.6% less than the previous week, but by 82.2%, above the epidemic threshold (518.6). Excess of an epidemic threshold is noted in Berdichev, Palinska Novohrad-Volynskyi, Malyn, Ovruch, Horoshevskoe, Radomyshl, Roginska, Chernyakhovsk, Chudniv, Zhitomir areas and in the cities of Zhitomir and Berdichev). Among the child population, compared to the previous week, the incidence decreased by 15.5%, 7231 sick child (61.3% of all patients). It should be noted the decreasing share of children among the infected. In previous weeks, the figure was 70-71%. The highest rates among children up to 4 years – 3638.6 per 100 thousand children in this group. 635 all hospitalized patients, 24.6% less than the previous week, of which 472 (75,4%) are children. Virological laboratory of the regional laboratory center method imunofluorescence microscopy examined 187 patients and obtained positive results 94 (50.3 per cent). The disease was mainly caused by influenza a – 47,8%, parainfluenza – 26,6%, adenoviruses and Rs-virus – on 12,7%. ). Since the beginning of the season by polymerase chain reaction in 35 patients were examined and obtained 16 positive results (45,7%) are influenza A (H3). As of January 1, 2017, in the region vaccinated against influenza 778 people. Inoculations were carried out in Horoshevskogo (84 shots), Chernyakhovsk (27), Ovruch (29), Olevsk (86) Romanovsky (75), New.-Volyn (190), Emilchinsky (90), the Lubarsky (105), Andrushevka (2) districts and the city of Zhytomyr (90 grafts). This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administration

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