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Source: http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.u...eports/weekly-influenza-sitrep-2010-01-14.pdf -PDF
The daily average GP consultation rate for Scotland was 112.8 per 100,000 (with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 110.1, 115.6) in the week ending 11 January. The rate during week 53 was 110.9 per 100,000.
No estimate of the total number of those infected with H1N1v is produced this week. This is because the model used to estimate the total number of cases of H1N1v may have produced an invalid estimate. This is due to the low number of swabs received in week 1 and the lack of data on GP consultations for a full five day week.
Between weeks 53 and 1 the rates are not directly comparable as the data are based on three and four day working week for weeks 53 and 1, respectively.
In week 1, the daily average consultation rate over four days for the 37 PIPeR practices, for which historical data are available, was 50.6 per 100,000 ? a 1.6% decrease on that recorded in the previous week (51.4 per 100,000) and comparable with the corresponding consultation rate in December 2008. The PIPeR data are used for comparison to
the trends recorded in previous years. The consultation rate remains highest among those aged 0-4.
Between weeks 53 and 01, the proportion of cold/flu calls to NHS 24 across most of Scotland decreased from 4.1% to 3.9%.
The 5-14 and 15-64 year age groups continue to account for the highest proportions and numbers of cold/flu calls.
The absence rates in school are not above normal for this time of year. During week 1, HPS has received no reports of outbreaks in schools.
There were no outbreaks reported to HPS during week 1.
The number of deaths from all causes reported during week 1 is consistent with historical figures for this time of year.
The total number of reports received of deaths among those with confirmed Influenza A H1N1v in Scotland, as at 13 January, is 65.
A further 31 people, confirmed as having Influenza A H1N1v infection, were reported as new hospital admissions during week 1. There was a delay in reporting due to the holiday period therefore the majority of these patients were actually admited during week 53. The total number of laboratory confirmed H1N1v hospitalised cases is 1513.
There is limited evidence of antiviral resistance in Scotland: eight of the 34 oseltamivir resistant viruses in the UK have been identified in Scotland.
The daily average GP consultation rate for Scotland was 112.8 per 100,000 (with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 110.1, 115.6) in the week ending 11 January. The rate during week 53 was 110.9 per 100,000.
No estimate of the total number of those infected with H1N1v is produced this week. This is because the model used to estimate the total number of cases of H1N1v may have produced an invalid estimate. This is due to the low number of swabs received in week 1 and the lack of data on GP consultations for a full five day week.
Between weeks 53 and 1 the rates are not directly comparable as the data are based on three and four day working week for weeks 53 and 1, respectively.
In week 1, the daily average consultation rate over four days for the 37 PIPeR practices, for which historical data are available, was 50.6 per 100,000 ? a 1.6% decrease on that recorded in the previous week (51.4 per 100,000) and comparable with the corresponding consultation rate in December 2008. The PIPeR data are used for comparison to
the trends recorded in previous years. The consultation rate remains highest among those aged 0-4.
Between weeks 53 and 01, the proportion of cold/flu calls to NHS 24 across most of Scotland decreased from 4.1% to 3.9%.
The 5-14 and 15-64 year age groups continue to account for the highest proportions and numbers of cold/flu calls.
The absence rates in school are not above normal for this time of year. During week 1, HPS has received no reports of outbreaks in schools.
There were no outbreaks reported to HPS during week 1.
The number of deaths from all causes reported during week 1 is consistent with historical figures for this time of year.
The total number of reports received of deaths among those with confirmed Influenza A H1N1v in Scotland, as at 13 January, is 65.
A further 31 people, confirmed as having Influenza A H1N1v infection, were reported as new hospital admissions during week 1. There was a delay in reporting due to the holiday period therefore the majority of these patients were actually admited during week 53. The total number of laboratory confirmed H1N1v hospitalised cases is 1513.
There is limited evidence of antiviral resistance in Scotland: eight of the 34 oseltamivir resistant viruses in the UK have been identified in Scotland.