There is no flu epidemic in Armenia - Mediamax.am

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There is no flu epidemic in Armenia


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Yerevan /Mediamax/. Ministry of Healthcare of Armenia announces that there is no epidemic of acute respiratory infections or flu in the country; the situation corresponds with the season.

642 turned to polyclinics as of January 8, 597 were hospitalized with acute respiratory infections.

 

96% of the cases were registered among children.

 

99,6% of the cases confirmed by laboratories were conditioned by influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes) and 1% - by influenza B.

 

The same situation is observed in other countries of the region, the Ministry said.

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