Author/Editor		Sočan, Maja
Title		Gripi podobna bolezen in akutne okužbe dihal v sezoni 2004/2005
Translated title		Influenza-like illness and acute respiratory infections, season 2004/2005
Type		članek
Source		In: Lužnik-Bufon T, editor. Zbornik strokovnega srečanja Okužbe dihal in preprečevanje prenosa: svetovna zdravstvena organizacija opozorja - gripa grozi!; 2005; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Klinični center, Služba za preprečevanje in obvladovanje bolnišničnih okužb,
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 49-56
Language		slo
Abstract		The number of patients with acute respiratory infections usually increases during the circulation of influenza virus in the population. The hospitalization rate and mortality rate also increase. There are several indicators which can be used as a measure of the burden-of-illness caused by injluenza virus: incidence rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) or acute respiratory illness (ARI), crude or cause-specific mortality rate, sick-live or monitoring OTC medication sales. Two indicators have been measured in Slovenia since year 1999: ILI and ARl incidence rate in approximately 4% of the population. In season 2004/2005 ILI incidence rate was at highest in week 5, 6 and 7, when it reached the peak value (392/100 000). The highest ARI incidence rate was recorded from 31st January to 6th February and remained elevated for following two weeks. The nasal and/or throat swabs were taken from 793 patients with clinical signs of ILI. The influenza A or B virus was detected in 15.2% patients. In the past season, enteroviral infection was relatively commonly found (in 15.8% patients). Some isolates were sent to WHO European Reference Centre for Influenza for subtyping. Our isolates were similar to other European ones and belonged to: A/H3N2/California/7/2004 (A/H3N2/Fujian/441/2002-1ike viruses), A/HINI/New Caledonia/20/99 in B/Jiangsu/10/03 (B/Shaghai/361/ 2002-1ike viruses). The dominant influenza virus in Europe and USA was influenza A H3N2. The ARI and/or ILI incidence rates were higher in most European countries (including Slovenia) compared to previous seasons.
Descriptors		RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS INFLUENZA DISEASE OUTBREAKS POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION