Last Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally requested China to provide detailed information on increases in respiratory illnesses and reports of new pneumonia cases in children.Now, they’ve responded from Beijing, confirming it was Combination of known pathogens The same reasons lead us to expect a general increase in infections.
also, authorities Health authorities say that in general, the most detected pathogens are Rhinovirusrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Seasonal influenza. Regarding the latter, they explained that 40% of patients of all ages developed symptoms of the H3N2 strain.
relative to child populationwhich is reported to be particularly affected by AdenovirusRSV and seasonal influenza.
Measures to Stop the Pneumonia Outbreak in China
In the letter, the World Health Organization recommended that the Chinese people continue to take measures reduce risk diseases, including Vaccination Respected. Beijing authorities have recognized the importance of vaccination, especially for residents, the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions.
Additionally, Perkin confirmed that a general increase in infections is expected due to the presence of multiple pathogens, although low prevalence XBB variant of Sars-CoV-2.
On the other hand, international organizations require strengthening primary health care Coordination between different hospitals to respond to the increase in cases among children. The National Health Commission assured that they had issued measures “Improve diagnostic capabilities and the treatment of common respiratory infections in community health centers and hospitals,” in addition to “facilitating the identification and referral of severe cases.”
Pneumonia in children in China: What’s happening?
Recently, the National Health Commission reported that the incidence of respiratory diseases in my country has increased.Initially, authorities attributed the increase to cancellations coronavirus restrictions and the spread of influenza pathogens, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, RSV and coronavirus.Additionally, they reported Case undiagnosed pneumonia among children in northern China, but it was unclear as of Thursday whether this was related to an overall rise in respiratory infections or if it was an “isolated incident.”
In view of this situation, the World Health Organization requires Epidemiological and clinical informationlaboratory results reported in children for these groups, and recent trend data on the spread of known pathogens, including the previously mentioned influenza, Sars-CoV-2, RSV, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
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