Japan - H3N2 - mass infection at hospital - 1 died/21 infected

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98 years old woman died of pneumonia from H3N2

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total 177 bed

98 years old woman died
she was vaccinated on Oct

16 inpatients infected
*8 men/8 women, from fifties to nineties
*3 inpatients are in serious condition

4 hospital staffs infected
*2 nurses, 1 therapist and 1 clerical staff

98 years old woman time line
27 Dec., she was hospitalized for acute enterocolitis
15 Jan., she had cough and phlegm, suspected pneumonia
18 Jan., she had fever 40(several inpatients had fever)
simple test was A positive, she took antiviral drug(rapiacta?), isolated
19 Jan., she died of pneumonia
after her death, H3N2 was detected

4 hospital staffs time line
17 Jan., 1 nurse infected, the doctor diagnosed the flu
20 Jan., 3 staffs infected

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