The purpose of the epidemiological alert is the dand inform and intensify surveillance, prevention and control actions, and strengthen actions care and clinical management.
The health entity stated that a sustained increase in cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILD) is observed in the country, registering in the last days an increase of 6%, with respect to the previous week, which situates the trend curve at the level of the alert threshold. Regarding hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in sentinel centers, an increase from 7% to 9.4% is noted, in the last four weeks.
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It is worth mentioning that currently Simultaneous circulation of several viruses is recorded: SARS-COV-2, Influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). There is also an increase in infections by Rhinovirus (26%), Influenza (14%), Adenovirus (11%) and respiratory syncytial virus (5%), these being the main respiratory pathogens identified for several weeks in private laboratories.
The increase in outpatient cases generally precedes the increase in hospitalizations, Therefore, it is expected that there will be cases of influenza with the potential risk of complications and bronchiolitis in infants. Both situations can increase the demand for care for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) in the healthcare network.
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