Recently, the national influenza surveillance information released by the National Influenza Center shows that since June, some southern provinces have entered a period of high influenza incidence, and the proportion of influenza-like cases in outpatient clinics has continued to increase, and the number of influenza cases has hit a new high in the same period in recent years.
According to the information released by the National Influenza Center, the positive rate of influenza virus detection in southern provinces continued to rise in June, and some provinces entered a period of high incidence in summer, dominated by A(H3N2) subtype influenza viruses.
In the week from June 6 to June 12, the percentage of influenza-like cases reported by sentinel hospitals in southern provinces accounted for 5.8% of outpatient visits, which was higher than the 5.1% level in the previous week and also higher than the same period in 2019-2021. reached a new high for the same period in recent years.
According to experts, compared with the common cold, the biggest characteristic of influenza in terms of symptoms is that the fever peaks and lasts for a long time. Some children will also be accompanied by systemic symptoms such as headache and muscle pain, while the common cold is characterized by a runny nose. , cough and other respiratory symptoms.
In addition, compared with the common cold, the flu is more prone to complications such as otitis media and pneumonia.
In view of the highly active period of influenza, disease control experts remind that influenza vaccination is one of the most economical and effective measures to prevent influenza.