Japan swine flu cases surge, most are teenagers

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Japan swine flu cases surge, most are teenagers
# H3 b* Z. t; _1 P$ \By MARI YAMAGUCHI – 1 hour ago

TOKYO (AP) — A wave of new confirmations sent the number of swine flu cases in Japan soaring to more than 120, health officials said Monday, prompting the government to order the closure of schools and the cancellation of community events.
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At least 121 people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, according health officials in the hardest hit areas. Most of the infected are teenagers, and all were recovering in local hospitals or their homes. Local media reports said the number was likely to go higher than 130.
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The country had just four confirmed cases as of Friday, all of whom were believed to have caught the flu outside of the country. But on Saturday, the Health Ministry confirmed the first case caught domestically, in the port city of Kobe, about 270 miles (430 kilometers) west of Tokyo.

' ?. w, h9 H4 |! U2 b3 ?The number quickly increased from there, with four at the Tokyo airport, 78 in Hyogo, which includes Kobe, and 39 in the Osaka area. Osaka is Japan's second-largest urban area.
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"We must be careful, but with quick treatment patients can recover," said Prime Minister Taro Aso. "We must respond calmly and appropriately."
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4 U* U7 U' b$ d( N* s% N: zAso said the government is not yet planning to restrict gatherings.

9 c7 Z$ T; I7 W! MNTV, a commercial TV network, quoted World Health Organization officials as saying the new wave would make Japan the fourth-most infected country in the world, after Mexico, the United States and Canada.

, p8 d) D% |9 ], w3 C: U: B- PHospitals have set up special "fever clinics" to separate possible swine flu carriers from other outpatients. Local governments established hot lines to guide people with flu symptoms. Newspapers also published graphics explaining the proper ways to wash hands and gargle.
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Along with the school closures, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said most of its staff at a branch in Hyogo Prefecture, southwest Japan, were working from home after an employee tested positive.

! Q8 H0 ^: {2 O% @2 \"We have not determined how the virus spread in the region, and we are doing our best to track down the route of the infections and contain them," Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said.

Japan's first four cases were spotted at an airport quarantine after three high school students and a teacher returned from a school trip to Canada in early May.
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Officials said they did not know whether the first four cases were related to the latest outbreak.

. T3 d+ Z% H0 o- X; X6 M3 |, K"We are issuing an epidemic warning," Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto said at a news conference. "We must be prepared for a further expansion."
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The H1N1 swine flu virus is a new influenza strain. Health officials have warned that it could eventually infect millions of people.

* t' n/ b; e8 k: I4 b( G7 zThe World Health Organization has confirmed at least 8,480 human cases of swine flu in nearly 40 countries, mostly in the U.S. and Mexico, including 72 deaths.

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日本增加的可真快。

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这对中国来说不是好兆头～～～～

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日本出现的非输入性病例为我国敲响警钟（ZT）　

- D3 @0 B) {: ?* G3 N$ \　　日本疫情发展的初期和我国一样，都是输入性病例。虽然我国目前还没有发现非输入性病例，但是这次日本出现的非输入性病例为我们敲响了警钟。中国疾病预防控制中心流行病学首席专家曾光认为，是因为输入源头没有找到所以才称为"非输入性"，我国目前正在扩大监测面，警惕没有被发现的输入源头——

　　曾光说：“我觉得这个病例非输入性病例来源不清楚，是这么一个概念，要我分析这个病例感染还是输入性的，只不过输入的时候没有被发现造成了本土的传播，真正要找的话还是输入来传播的，出现这种情况说明疫情防控进入下一个阶段了，跟美国是阶段相同的，就是本土传播，很难把病例都挡在国境线外，现在日本是这样的，包括中国在内的其他国家也这样的，已经进入这个阶段了就应该想这个阶段的防控措施。

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日本甲型H1N1流感病例达163名 150万学生停课（ZT)
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3 H: G8 w1 D2 @  [2 _5 ^　　环球时报特约记者王斯报道 据台“中央社”报道，日本国内的甲型H1N1流感确诊感染病例继续增加，截至19日凌晨，非输入性感染病例已增至159名，加上日前境外感染病例4名，日本国内的确诊感染病例已达163名，且呈继续升高之势。
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　　非输入性流感病例全都集中在关西地区以神户市为主的兵库县和大坂府，159名非输入性病例中，有93名在兵库县，另外大坂府有66名，加上本月上旬在成田机场验出的4名境外感染病例，总数已突破160名大关。

2 R% \& S0 E- B$ V8 L$ }) E+ `% x! _　　就感染者的年纪来看，以高中学生为最多，呈现学校集体性感染，但也出现小至5岁的幼童和60岁以上的高龄患者，年龄层扩大。
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4 J. P4 L( {2 ~( m　　日本文部科学省指出，兵库县和大坂府的幼稚园、小学、中学、高中和大学等学校，大半从18日开始停课，总数可能逾4000所，学生达150万名。
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　　神户市指出，非输入性感染确诊病例中11名患者由于病情改善已经出院。
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2 f  B8 [, T5 i. J9 t( R0 b　　据报道，就全世界的状况来看，病毒病原性近于一般季节性流感，为避免新型流感的蔓延造成社会机能瘫痪，厚生劳动大臣舛添要一已表示将重新检讨应对流感的行动计划，更趋于弹性运作。
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# P& J$ W( q; g5 Z3 N- t7 \　　日本自本土感染出现后，把国内警戒由“海外发生期”升高至“国内发生初期”，属于第二警戒阶段。日本共分三阶段，第三阶段细分为传染扩大期、蔓延期和恢复期。

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