The patient, born in 1950, died from complications of an influenza virus infection, and this is the third death from influenza this year.
The Institute for Public Health announced that the patient had an accompanying illness and was not vaccinated against the flu.
During the last week, according to data from the Institute, the flu was laboratory confirmed in 86 patients, and four cases of severe acute respiratory infection were registered in the hospital surveillance. In the last eight weeks, the flu was registered in 269 citizens and most of them had type A influenza.
The Institute said that from February 17 to 23, 12.003 patients with symptoms of mild and severe respiratory tract infections were registered, as well as 1.125 people with flu-like symptoms...
From that institution, they reiterated that vaccination is the best measure of flu prevention. The vaccine is recommended for all people older than six months with chronic diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and lungs, those who are being treated for metabolic disorders such as diabetes, people with reduced immune system function, older than 65 years, health workers... World Health the organization recommends vaccination of pregnant women, as well as children aged between six months and five years...
The Institute said that the vaccination can be received during the flu season, but the best time for the vaccine is before the virus starts to spread in the population because it takes two to three weeks for antibodies to develop.
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