Although in some countries (and especially Italy), the pandemic wave is evident in attenuation, at European level the curve of the victims still shows growth, even in the last week appears to have suffered an acceleration compared to the previous three weeks . The number of deaths reported nel corso della settimana 50 nei paesi della Comunità Europea e dell' area EFTA è pari a 267 . Quelli della settimana 49 erano 208 , mentre i casi fatali registrati nella settimana 48 erano 183 contro i 179 della settimana precedente .
La settimana 50 è la sesta settimana consecutiva in cui si segnala un aumento nel numero delle vittime causate dal virus della nuova influenza A (H1N1) 2009 .
Il bollettino settimanale " Weekly Influenza Surveillance Overview "Summarizing the data gathered by the network European Influenza Surveillance Network ( EISN ) in the week between November 30 and December 6, 2009. From reading the report shows that in many countries the pandemic wave has not yet fully attenuated, stabilized at intermediate levels, while nine countries (especially those of the North East and Eastern Europe) indicate an activity of influenza-like illness from high to very high . The pandemic strain A (H1N1) 2009 continues to be found in 99% of all samples subtyped by network sentinel physicians.
contrast to previous reports is climb the percentage of samples showing resistance to oseltamivir (currently forms resistant to this antiviral represent the ' 1% of viruses isolated from ' EISN ).
In 11 countries belonging to the network is spreading, parallel to the pandemic strain, the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV ), responsible for some of acute respiratory syndrome in children . In temperate zones the largest number of RSV infections is concentrated in the period between January and February . This year the VRS has made its appearance in earlier than in previous years. The early spread of VRS should be monitored closely by health authorities of individual countries.
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