2009-2010 Pandemic A(H1N1)v
As of the 11th June 2009 WHO declared a full Pandemic the first of its kind in over 40 Years.
There are still a number of uncertainties about this pandemic that will need to be addressed in the coming months. These include how the severity of the disease and the risk groups for most severe manifestations will appear in Europe. It remains to be seen whether the virus remains sensitive to anti-viral drugs, and especially whether co-circulation of the new virus and existing seasonal influenza strains and A(H5N1) will result in any genetic recombination.
Current WHO Pandemic Level Alert = 6 Moderate
ECDC has now stopped publishing numbers of confirmed cases reported from EU/EFTA member states – as well as from other countries around the world – in its Daily Update. This is due to the fact that most European countries are now recommending laboratory confirmation only in certain population groups, such as the risk groups. The World Health Organization has also recommended that countries verify only the first few hundred cases; after that exhaustive sampling is not recommended any more.
Monday September 06, 2010European & EFTA Confirmed totals since outbreak :-
Total deaths 1227
Since Last Update 80
Irish Confirmed totals since outbreak :-
Total Cases Hospitalised
1003
Total Admitted to Intensive Care
84
Total Deaths Ireland 20
Total Deaths NI
13