Via the Hong Kong government website: Flu cases rising.
The Centre for Health Protection has called on people to take precautions against seasonal influenza as the latest surveillance shows a gradual increase in the number of flu isolates in recent weeks.
The Public Health Laboratory Centre recorded 98 influenza detections for the week ending July 17, compared with 73 and 47 detections for the previous two weeks.
Viruses isolated last week were mainly human swine influenza (39%), seasonal influenza B (33%) or seasonal influenza A (H3N2) (27%).
The consultation rates for influenza-like illness in sentinel private doctors and general outpatient clinics were 40.1 and 3.6 per 1,000 consultations respectively for the week, which also saw a flu-like illness outbreak affecting 13 people.
Another government report lists nine categories of persons who should be vaccinated against flu for next winter. They include workers in the poultry and pig industries.
