The incidence rate of acute respiratory diseases in primary care in Spain is 908.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase of 12.7% from the previous week.The figures at that time were 806 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with influenza cases in particular, whose positivity rate has risen to 25%, while the positivity rate for Covid-19 has risen to 13.6% in the last week, according to the Carlos report Third Health Research Institute (ISCIII), affiliated to the Ministry of Health.
This is reflected in ISCIII’s weekly report Sentinel Surveillance for Acute Respiratory Infections in Primary Care (ARI) and Hospitals (SARI): Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, the latest version of which summarizes data for the week to date in December 18th to 24th.
These latest figures show a rise in respiratory infections in recent weeks Since two weeks ago, the rate was 532 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and now stands at 908 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
However, last week’s report showed a 37% rise in respiratory infections, while this week it was up 12.7%. While all infections (influenza, Covid-19 and RSV) are increasing, the incidence of influenza syndrome has increased most significantly.
go through Age groupThe highest incidence of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in primary care was among children under one year old (4,442 cases/100,000 hours), followed by children aged 1-4 years (3,146.6 cases/100,000 hours). Specifically, the incidence of influenza syndrome is on the rise.
This week, the percent positive for SARS-CoV-2 increased to 13.6% (up from 12.6% the week before) and the percent positive for influenza increased to 24.8% (up from 20.6% the week before), although for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) positivity remained stable (14.2%, compared with 15.1% the previous week). Likewise, 98.5% of identified influenza viruses are type A.
this Influenza primary care rates There are 225.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (versus 165.7 the previous week) and the Covid-19 incidence rate is 123.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (versus 101.5 the previous week). The predominant variant of Covid-19 in recent weeks has been BA.2.86 (74.29%).
Therefore, the results indicate that influenza incidence in primary care is on the rise and is seen in all age groups. Hospitalization rates are also rising, reaching 5.6 per 100,000 residents this week (compared to 3.2 the week before). By age group, hospitalization rates are highest among adults aged 80 or older (33.5 cases per 100,000 residents).
about Incidence of Covid-19 in primary care This also showed an upward swing, with the highest interest rate being
Observed in children younger than one year old. The hospitalization rate for Covid-19 is 2.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 1.9 the previous week) and has been increasing since the past three weeks. By age group, hospitalization rates are highest among children under one year old (17.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and adults over 80 years old (16.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
About severe acute respiratory infections Hospital (SARI) report shows that the global incidence rate has increased, with 21 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 18.5 cases in the previous week). By age group, the highest hospitalization rate this week was among children under one year old (139.2 cases/100,000 hours), followed by adults over 80 years old (135.3 cases/100,000 hours).
This week, the SARI influenza positivity rate was 26.8% (previous week: 17.1%), SARS-CoV-2 was 10.8% (previous week: 10.5%), and VRS was 20.1% (previous week: 22.6%). The previous week). Of the 254 influenza viruses identified, 214 are type A.
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