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| Flu virus H1N1 Since the begininning of March, the number of medical consultations for the flu virus is well below national epidemic thresholds. It is important to note, that the epidemic – which lasted only 19 weeks - reached its peak in Switzerland at the beginning of December, 2009. Sporadic flu viruses will still appear in the coming weeks. Other respiratory viruses, showing similar symptoms as the flu, have been circulating in Switzerland since January 2010. Hospitalization : Since the end of January 2010 no new hospitalisations due to the H1N1 flu virus have been registered. Since July 2009, 564 hospitalizations were reported, of which 107 patients required intensive care and 18 people died. Flu activity in Europe and throughout the World (week 8, 2010) According to indications from medical networks tracking the flu, the number of consultations for the flu virus have fallen well below epidemic thresholds in almost all European countries. Elevated flu actitivity is still being reported in some parts of Eastern Europe, Africa, South-East Asia and China, while in North America, the pandemic wave ended at the end of December, 2009. In the southern hemisphere, there have been only sporadic cases of the flu virus reported for the moment. For More Information: More information and recommendations concerning the H1N1 virus can be found on the following websites : www.ge.ch www.pandemia.ch www.bag.admin.ch or by calling 022 546 50 40. |
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| Do you suffer from allergies ? For information about the current situation in Geneva and in Switzerland : www.pollenundallergie.ch |
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| Further questions ? Useful information can be found on the following websites : • www.bag.admin.ch(deutsch, français, english et italiano) • www.hon.ch(français, deutsch, english, Español et 中文) • www.cdc.gov(english) • www.medicalinfo.ch(français, deutsch) • www.moteur-de-recherche-medical.org(français) • www.the-best-medical-search-engine.org(english) |  |
