Note that the Swiss define the epidemic threshold at 72 consultations/100,000 inhabitants ....http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/2846683-l ... uisse.htmlhttp://translate.google.com/translate?j ... uisse.htmlThe flu begins to crack in Switzerland. For the first time since the start of the winter, the epidemic threshold has been exceeded, the website said the BAG Wednesday. The virus mainly affects young children. It has not yet spread to the northern townships of the country.
During the last two weeks, doctors have identified 8.7 cases of influenza per 1000 consultations. Extrapolated to the entire population, this rate is 79 consultations per 100,000 due to the virus population.
The epidemic threshold (72 consultations per 100,000 inhabitants) is thus slightly exceeded.General upward trend
Children under 4 years are most affected. About 100,000 inhabitants, the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) is estimated to 136 the number of visits of toddlers to the doctor. For seniors over 65, this rate is 17 doctor visits. However, doctors are for all age groups tended to increase.
Several townships are still untouched by the flu or Aarau, Solothurn, both Bales, Zurich, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St Gallen and Appenzell both. The influenza surveillance in Switzerland is provided by 200 medical offices that fall each week the number of patients with influenza illness.
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