Flu wave 2017/2018

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The 2017/2018 flu wave came from different strains of the influenza virus , particularly the B / Yamagata line.

Germany

The following viruses in particular were isolated in the 2017/2018 season: A (H1N1) pdm09, A (H3N2), B / Yam and 13 B / Vic. Virus B / Yam was only covered by the quadruple vaccination, but not the triple vaccination.

The number of visits to the doctor because of the flu is estimated by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) at 9 million for the season . The highest number of doctor visits was observed in the eighth calendar week of 2018. 334,000 influenza cases were laboratory-confirmed. 60,000 cases were hospitalized. Laboratory-confirmed deaths reported to the RKI total 1,674 cases. The Robert Koch Institute estimates the number of deaths from influenza in Germany at that time at 25,100.

Switzerland

The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) reported: “Around 66% of the circulating influenza viruses in the 2017/18 flu season belonged to B viruses of the Yamagata line, 23% to A viruses of the subtype H1N1pdm09. Influenza A viruses of the subtype H3N2 and B viruses of the Victoria line were only detected sporadically. "

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  2. ↑ Report on the epidemiology of influenza in Germany 2017/18 season. (pdf) Robert Koch Institute , 2018, accessed on May 7, 2020 .
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  9. ↑ Report on the 2017/18 flu season. (pdf) In: Communicable Diseases 32/18. Federal Office of Public Health, August 6, 2018, accessed on May 7, 2020 .