today were distributed weekly updates about the incidence of ILI in week 48 estimated new cases of influenza-like illness in Week 48 are 400,000 , per un totale di 3.438.000 casi a partire dall’inizio della sorveglianza Influnet (43° settimana: 19-25 ottobre). Per un conteggio totale dallo scorso mese di Maggio, a questi vanno aggiunti i circa 17.000 casi registrati precedentemente da altri sistemi di sorveglianza per un totale di 3.455.000 cas i.
Il valore dell’incidenza totale delle sindromi influenzali nella settimana 48 è pari a 6,64 casi per mille assistiti, in forte flessione rispetto al valore osservato nella settimana precedente (11,19 casi per mille assistiti).
Le Regioni dove nella settimana 48 si è registrato il maggior numero di casi rispetto alla population under observation are Sardinia a incidence of 3.2 per cent , Marche (2.5%) , Friuli Venezia Giulia (1.5%)
The age group most affected is always the children ( 0-14 years), with an incidence of 17.44 cases per thousand (17.44 per thousand in the range of younger children of 0-4 years and 17.79 per thousand in the range 5-14 years). In the age group 15-64 years the incidence is equal to 4.41 and among individuals aged 65 years and over to 1.14 cases per thousand.
We observe a decline in the incidence in each age group although more pronounced in the pediatric fields in which the incidence has almost halved . Regions have reported so far at the Ministry 730 hospital admissions for severe cases of influenza, of which 391 have required respiratory assistance .
At 17:00 of the Dec. 3 deaths related to influenza A are 111. This number includes cases for which the regional health authorities have confirmed the finding of new virus H1N1 infection.
The network of sentinel of emergency reported that in 48 ° week (23-29 November), 6% of all persons who have turned to the emergency room was visited by acute respiratory syndrome . Of these, 24% were hospitalized .
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