Pandemic attack: first case of H1N1 influenza infection detected in Tajikistan

Rospotrebnadzor Tatarstan predicts a difficult situation for the incidence of influenza this winter. Over the past week, the first case of the H1N1 strain has been registered in the region,

Today, the deputy HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor for the Republic of Tatarstan, Lyubov Avdonina, announced that the first case of influenza was registered in Tatarstan. 

“Despite the fact that the situation with a new CORONAVIRUS infection in Tatarstan does not cause any tension, we see today the development of the situation with acute viral respiratory infections and influenza,” she said at a press conference at Tatar-inform news agency.

In total, more than 70 cases of influenza have been registered in the country. Almost 70% is accounted for by the 2009 H1N1 strain. According to her, this strain is "pandemic".

“The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus strain is pandemic influenza. He was responsible for the situation that we observed in 2009, when this flu first came, and there was a situation similar to an epidemic. Everyone remembers how many people suffered then. Now this flu is already seasonal, ”said Avdonina. 

Over the past two years, according to her, thanks to the preventive and restrictive measures associated with covid-19 , there have been practically no cases of influenza. 

“In 2020, we had no cases of influenza at all, and in 2021, out of 887 cases of influenza, the 2009 strain of H1N1 was detected once,” she said. 

Today, there is a decrease in population immunity to the H1N1 strain. Avdonina said that this was due to the fact that the population of the republic had not encountered him for two years. 

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“According to forecasts, this year this flu will still come to us, and its severity, unfortunately, will be much higher than the flu that we encountered last year – H3N2,” said the deputy head of the department. 

Risk groups for flu strains include pregnant women, people over 65, and children. Avdonina noted that in people at risk, the severity of the disease, the risk of complications and deaths will increase, so they should receive influenza vaccination as a priority. “Moreover, it should be noted that many of us have been ill with covid several times over these 2 years, and this also reduced our natural immunity and will affect the severity of the flu in these individuals,” she added. 

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