圣迭戈县两名儿童本月死于流感：住院数达去年同期六倍
加利福尼亚州圣迭戈县圣迭戈市消息：圣迭戈县卫生部门最新通报显示，本月已有两名儿童死于流感相关原因，包括一名身体健康的11岁儿童和一名有复杂基础疾病的6个月大婴儿。
县卫生部门同时报告，本季流感相关住院人数已达去年同期的六倍。县内呼吸道病毒监测报告显示，5至17岁儿童群体的流感检测阳性率上升尤为明显。
据NBC 7圣迭戈报道，圣迭戈县本季已报告11例流感相关死亡和516例住院病例，两名儿童死亡是其中一部分。
县卫生官员指出，流感季通常从10月前后开始，医疗机构一般建议在万圣节前完成流感疫苗接种，6个月以上人群均可接种。圣迭戈县与加州大学圣迭戈分校合作的预测工具显示，今年流感活动出现得比往年早，医院正据此为呼吸道病毒高峰做准备。
来源：GSM·美国
Two Children Die of the Flu in San Diego County: Hospitalizations at Six Times Last Year's Level
San Diego, San Diego County, California: Two children have died of flu-related causes in San Diego County this month, according to the county health department's latest report: a healthy 11-year-old and a 6-month-old infant with complex underlying medical conditions.
The county also reported that flu-related hospitalizations this season have reached six times the level of the same point last year. The county's respiratory virus surveillance report shows a marked rise in flu test positivity among children ages 5 to 17.
NBC 7 San Diego reported that the county has recorded 11 flu-related deaths and 516 hospitalizations so far this season, of which the two pediatric deaths are a part.
County health officials note that flu season typically begins around October and that vaccination is generally recommended before Halloween; everyone 6 months and older can be vaccinated. A forecasting tool developed by the county with UC San Diego shows flu activity arriving earlier this year than usual, and hospitals are preparing accordingly for the respiratory virus peak.
Source: GSM News, America
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图片来源：图：流感疫苗接种（资料图）。 / Photo: Flu vaccination (file photo). 来源：Wikimedia Commons 文件页 File:Fight the flu 151005-D-RT812-014.jpg（Public domain），作者：Christine Cabalo（美国国防部）。
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