Cases of A/H1N1 virus decline in Japan

[Ronan Kelly]

Cases of A/H1N1 virus decline in Japan

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TOKYO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The number of cases of A/H1N1 virus in Japan has dropped to a seven-month low and the outbreak has abated, according to a weekly report released on Friday by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

The number of people visiting hospitals with the virus dropped to 3,688 for the week through Sunday, averaging 0.77 people per institution.

The virus peaked in November 2009, and since then the number of cases has slowly declined.

The institution estimates that more than 20 million people have contracted the virus in Japan since last year.

The health ministry in Japan said that it will remain alert for new outbreaks of the virus to make sure that a second wave of cases does not hit the country.

The virus spread across the world last year, leading the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic.

Editor: Xiong Tong

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Re: Cases of A/H1N1 virus decline in Japan

March 11, 2010

厚労省、入院患者数及び集団感染発生について最新情報を公表

The ministry released the latest information and the number of patients hospitalized for an outbreak of

厚生労働省健 康局結核感染症課は10日、入院患者数及び集団感染発生件数に関する最新集計データを公表しま した。

Tuberculosis infection and Health Division Ministry of Health yesterday announced the latest data on the number of an outbreak and the aggregate number of patients.

3月3日から9日までに全都道府県で新型インフルエンザにより入院した患者数は速報値で計18人 。

March 3 of 9 patients were hospitalized due to pandemic influenza in all prefectures day preliminary total of 18 people.

5～9歳が7 人で最も多く、1～4歳が5人、10～14歳と60歳代が各3人となりました。

5 to 9 years old at most seven people, five persons 1-4 years old, 10 to 14 and each 60-year-old man and now aged three.

そのうち、6人が慢性呼吸器疾患などの基礎疾患がある患者です。

Of these, six patients with underlying disease, such as people with chronic respiratory disease.

また、入院中に集中治療室で治療を受けた患者は1人とのこと。

In addition, patients treated in intensive care in hospital and that one person.

また、3月1日から7日の間に､保健所が把握したインフルエンザ様症状により10人以上の集団 感染に関 する発生報告件数は、医療機関における報告が鹿児島県で1件、また社会福祉施設等における報告が北海道、千 葉県、愛知県で各1件と、計4件となりました。

The March 1 to 7 days from the date ､ understand the health center by flu-like symptoms that occur about 10 per reported outbreak more than is reported in hospitals in Kagoshima Prefecture 1, also in social welfare facilities Report of Hokkaido, Chiba, Aichi Prefecture, and the results of each, and now a total of four cases.

前週に比べ、 3件減りました。

Compared to last week, all three decreased.

3月9日現 在、新型インフルエンザ感染により死亡した患者数は、疑い例も含め累計197人で、基礎疾患を有する人は約 7割の137人です。

Currently Sun March 9, the number of patients who died of pandemic influenza infection is suspected 197 cases in total, including people who have an underlying disease is 137 percent about seven people.

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