Navarra reports 11 cases of respiratory syncytial virus infection in one week, 8 of which required hospitalization

Navarra reports 11 cases of respiratory syncytial virus infection in one week, 8 of which required hospitalizationJavier Vergaza

Last week’s Public Health Epidemiology Report showed an increase in consultations for respiratory infections in primary care. Likewise, there have been nine hospitalizations with covid-19 and eight cases of influenza, five of which required hospitalization, Surprisingly, respiratory syncytial virus cases have doubled in the last week (11 cases), eight of which required hospitalization.

As detailed in the report, as of November 12, 106,756 doses of flu vaccine and 81,171 doses of covid-19 vaccine.

The difference was explained by the fact that this year “the flu vaccine is indicated for many more people than Covid-19”.

Gastroenteritis continues to rise

On the other hand, public health experts warn that the number of cases of acute gastroenteritis “continues to remain high,” 415 cases in primary care centers last week. There are various causative factors, mainly viruses. Recommendations for preventing and controlling gastroenteritis include:

• Practice good hand hygiene regularly and always after using the toilet and before eating or handling food.

• Children with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis should not go to day care until their symptoms have completely resolved.

• People with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis should avoid handling food or cooking for others until symptoms completely resolve.

Navarre General Mortality Rate

There were 90 deaths recorded in the week of October 30 to November 5 (complete data was available last week), which is within the range expected for this time of year. Preliminary estimates for the week of November 6-12 suggest that the death toll remains at a similar figure.Since this year, there have been The death toll was about 200 fewer than expected, due to a mild respiratory virus season and moderate heatwave impacts.