The influenza A / H1N1 virus has reappeared in England and Belgium

The World Newspaper (Le Monde) on December 15 led the news that the British Health Agency (HPA) said the A / H1N1 flu has killed eight people in the UK since early September. In Belgium, the first patients with symptoms of this disease were discovered.

A case of influenza A / H1N1 infection. (Internet photo)

According to health experts, the return of influenza A / H1N1 virus has been warned since last year, when the virus caused by this virus became a pandemic that claimed the lives of about 18,500 people around the world.

Currently it appears regularly with some seasonal epidemics.

Professor John Watson, Head of HPA's Department of Respiratory Diseases, said that over the past few weeks, the number of seasonal flu patients has increased rapidly, including patients infected with the influenza A / H1N1 virus. in 2009 and virus B.

He warned that this strain of the virus would continue during the winter of 2010-2011.

In fact, the development of the disease in 2009 showed that the A / H1N1 influenza virus and the H5N1 avian influenza virus are in opposition to the extent of spread as well as the danger level.

While the avian influenza virus spreads little but is very dangerous, the H1N1 virus spreads quickly and usually causes only benign infections (except in infected cases of pregnant women and cases of chronic diseases such as Respiratory diseases, liver disease, kidney disease, immunodeficiency or diabetes).

In France, currently the influenza A / H1N1 virus has been identified very sporadically. However, according to British and Belgian warnings, the 2010-2011 seasonal influenza vaccination campaign will be launched and health insurance will invite participants and pay for 12.5 million people.