Tuesday, 29 November 2011

According to the Ministry of Health in Belarus at present there is a low level of activity of ORI. "The structure of acute respiratory infections of non-influenza viral agents represented (adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus-, parainfluenza)," - said in a statement the Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, the republic continued vaccination of the population against the flu. As of November 28, vaccinated 2,994,422 people, or 31.6% of the total population. From the republican budget vaccinated 1.0469 million people, the local budget - 1,419,944 people, organizations and enterprises - 496 838 people, personal funds of citizens - 30 740.

The ministry noted that the optimal timing of immunization against influenza is October and November. "That vaccine will help to create a level of herd immunity, which can provide increased resistance to the infection of the population, reducing the severity of the disease and reducing the likelihood of persons who have no immunity - stress in the ministry. - Influenza can cause dysfunction of virtually all body systems and lead to various complications of respiratory, circulatory, endocrine system, digestive system, kidneys and other organs and systems. "

The report also notes the low level of complaints across the European region for medical help due to influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute respiratory infections (ARI).

Thus, among the 39 countries that provided information on the geographic spread of influenza, seven of them (Ireland, Spain, Norway, Russia, France, the Czech Republic and Sweden) is marked "sporadic" (the absence of an epidemic focus) and one - the Netherlands - Local Activity . All countries reported low intensity of the epidemic of influenza activity and its low impact on health services, according to the Ministry of Health, referring to the weekly newsletter EuroFlu WHO.

Source: tut.by