Via YLE :
" This winter's flu wave is going to hit Finland particularly hard within the next few weeks. According to the National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), resistance to the currently spreading H3N2 virus is low among the population at the moment.
“There are many cases of infection all around Finland. The flu season has been at its worst for a couple of weeks already and will likely remain like this for some weeks,” forecasts research professor Ilka Julkunen from the THL.
The H3N2 strain first struck Finland three years ago, but it has mutated so that even those who have had it before are not necessarily immune."
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Friday, June 10, 2011
Finland : EHEC infection discovered in Helsinki kindergarten
Article via Helsingin Sanomat, now a day care centre in Finland has reported case of EHEC :
" A case of the EHEC infection that has caused havoc in Germany was found in a Helsinki kindergarten on Thursday. Helath officials were notified of the matter at around noon, according to infectious diseases specialist and Helsinki city epidemiologist Hannele Kotilainen.
The daycare centre is now attempting to determine if there is more than one case to the outbreak.
"The matter is being examined according to the usual channels. We are charting the group and anyone with symptoms, and running tests on them", reports Kotilainen.
She did not specify whether the infected party was a child or one of the kindergarten's adult staff.
"I do not wish at this stage to go into the whos or hows of the infection, but in any event it is associated with the Lapinlahti daycare centre."
The city's epidemiology unit handed out packages for the taking of samples to parents of children at the daycare centre late on Thursday afternoon.
All city daycare centtres are being issued with hygiene instructions and the reminder that under no circumstances should children with diarrhoea symptoms be brought to kindergarten."
" A case of the EHEC infection that has caused havoc in Germany was found in a Helsinki kindergarten on Thursday. Helath officials were notified of the matter at around noon, according to infectious diseases specialist and Helsinki city epidemiologist Hannele Kotilainen.
The daycare centre is now attempting to determine if there is more than one case to the outbreak.
"The matter is being examined according to the usual channels. We are charting the group and anyone with symptoms, and running tests on them", reports Kotilainen.
She did not specify whether the infected party was a child or one of the kindergarten's adult staff.
"I do not wish at this stage to go into the whos or hows of the infection, but in any event it is associated with the Lapinlahti daycare centre."
The city's epidemiology unit handed out packages for the taking of samples to parents of children at the daycare centre late on Thursday afternoon.
All city daycare centtres are being issued with hygiene instructions and the reminder that under no circumstances should children with diarrhoea symptoms be brought to kindergarten."
Monday, January 24, 2011
Finland reports 50 new A/H1N1 flu cases
Via People's Daily Online, excerpt :
" About 50 new A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported at a brigade base of the Finnish Defense Forces in Kajaani in central Finland, Finnish media reported Sunday.According to the report, the patients have started to exhibit influenza symptoms since January 10, when this year's new conscripts reported for service.
The results of laboratory test showed that the patients have contracted A/H1N1 flu virus, against which they had not been vaccinated before their military service.
Finland saw its first A/H1N1 flu case of the latest flu season last November, when a conscript at an armored brigade base in southern Finland was confirmed to have been infected with the virus."
" About 50 new A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported at a brigade base of the Finnish Defense Forces in Kajaani in central Finland, Finnish media reported Sunday.According to the report, the patients have started to exhibit influenza symptoms since January 10, when this year's new conscripts reported for service.
The results of laboratory test showed that the patients have contracted A/H1N1 flu virus, against which they had not been vaccinated before their military service.
Finland saw its first A/H1N1 flu case of the latest flu season last November, when a conscript at an armored brigade base in southern Finland was confirmed to have been infected with the virus."
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Finland reports first A/H1N1 death in new flu season
Via People's Daily Online :
" A middle-aged Finnish man died of A/H1N1 influenza Tuesday, marking the country's first fatal case of the disease in the new flu season, local media reported Wednesday.
The patient, in his 40s, had not been vaccinated againt the A/H1N1 flu virus before being taken to a hospital in the southern city of Kotka for treatment, according to the report.
Two other men suffering from the epidemic are receiving intensive care in the same hospital, the report said."
" A middle-aged Finnish man died of A/H1N1 influenza Tuesday, marking the country's first fatal case of the disease in the new flu season, local media reported Wednesday.
The patient, in his 40s, had not been vaccinated againt the A/H1N1 flu virus before being taken to a hospital in the southern city of Kotka for treatment, according to the report.
Two other men suffering from the epidemic are receiving intensive care in the same hospital, the report said."
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Finland confirms six more A/H1N1 flu cases
Via Trend :
" The Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that a further six A/H1N1 flu cases had been confirmed at the Armored Brigade base in Parola in southern Finland, Xinhua reported.
Finland's first A/H1N1 flu case in the new flu season was confirmed at the base late November, when several other people were exhibiting symptoms linked to the disease.
The military said that six of them have been confirmed to be infected with A/H1N1 virus, adding that more than 250 conscripts had sought treatment over the past two days. About half of them showed typical A/H1N1 flu symptoms, such as high fever, muscle aches and pains, sore throat and headache."
" The Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that a further six A/H1N1 flu cases had been confirmed at the Armored Brigade base in Parola in southern Finland, Xinhua reported.
Finland's first A/H1N1 flu case in the new flu season was confirmed at the base late November, when several other people were exhibiting symptoms linked to the disease.
The military said that six of them have been confirmed to be infected with A/H1N1 virus, adding that more than 250 conscripts had sought treatment over the past two days. About half of them showed typical A/H1N1 flu symptoms, such as high fever, muscle aches and pains, sore throat and headache."
Friday, June 4, 2010
Finland : Swine Flu Hit the Young Hardest
Via YLE, the whole report :
" The majority of swine flu sufferers in Finland who required hospital care were youth. According to research published in the Finnish Medical Journal, swine flu was deadlier in younger patients than the regular, seasonal flu.
A total of 44 people died of swine flu in Finland. Nearly all of the victims had a serious, underlying condition. The number of fatalities was slightly higher per capita compared with other Nordic countries.
Laboratory tests confirmed that 7,669 people contracted swine flu. However, the actual number of cases was much higher. The disease peaked in November 2009."
" The majority of swine flu sufferers in Finland who required hospital care were youth. According to research published in the Finnish Medical Journal, swine flu was deadlier in younger patients than the regular, seasonal flu.
A total of 44 people died of swine flu in Finland. Nearly all of the victims had a serious, underlying condition. The number of fatalities was slightly higher per capita compared with other Nordic countries.
Laboratory tests confirmed that 7,669 people contracted swine flu. However, the actual number of cases was much higher. The disease peaked in November 2009."
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