
上週流感併發重症仍破百,累計重症645例、死亡124例
流感疫情連續數週降溫,但上週流感併發重症人數仍破百,疾管署暫不宣布脫離流行期,將再觀察兩週,並第三度延長抗病毒藥物用藥條件至11月30日。
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流感疫情連續數週降溫,疾管署原預計本週宣布疫情脫離流行期,但上週流感併發重症人數仍破百,且重症、死亡作為疫情落後指標,未隨疫情降溫而出現穩定下降趨勢。
流感疫情連續數週降溫,疾管署原預計於本週宣布疫情脫離流行期,但疾管署副署長林明誠說,因上週流感併發重症人數仍破百、居高不下,疾管署本週暫不宣布疫情脫離流行期,將再觀察2週,另也第3度延長流感抗病毒藥物用藥條件,延長時間為半個月、至11月30日止。
疾管署疫情中心副主任李佳琳說,第44週類流感門急診就診計9萬1879人次,較前一週下降6.4%,疫情仍維持降溫趨勢,但上週仍新增103例流感併發重症病例、38例死亡,自今年10月起已累計645例重症、124例死亡。
林明誠說,國內流感疫情連續7週下降,且連續2週低於流行閾值,疾管署原預計於本週宣布脫離流行期,但考量上週流感重症個案數仍破百,且重症、死亡作為疫情落後指標,並未隨著疫情降溫而出現穩定的下降趨勢,疾管署綜合考量疫情指標後,暫不宣布脫離流行期、再多觀察2週。
此外,林明誠強調,疾管署未來會繼續觀察重症個案數趨勢、社區病毒分離率等指標,待2週後再判斷是否宣布脫離流行期,目前疫情威脅尚未解除,呼籲各界仍要注意防治工作,符合公費疫苗接種資格者務必盡速接種,民眾也要注意落實日常防護措施。
疾管署防疫醫師林詠青說,本週公布的重症個案中,有一名南部60多歲女性,本身有高血壓、腦中風等多重慢性病史並長期臥床,未接種本季流感疫苗,今年10月下旬發燒數日、出現間歇性呼吸困難、低血氧,於急診就醫檢驗發現血液、尿液白血球增加,胸部X光有肺炎。
林詠青說,個案經快篩確認為A型流感陽性,確診為A型流感併發肺炎、泌尿道感染,開立抗生素與流感抗病毒藥物並收治住院,但個案住院期間,肺炎並未改善,並發生菌血症、呼吸衰竭與休克,於11月上旬不幸過世,住院11天左右,死因為流感併發肺炎重症、泌尿道感染。
林詠青提醒,民眾除接種疫苗外,務必落實手部衛生與咳嗽禮節。
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疾管署將在兩週後根據重症個案數與社區病毒分離率等指標,判斷是否宣布脫離流行期。
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