...have been diagnosed as ‘influenza A unknown type’? Both are, I believe, RNA viruses.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891589/National_influenza_report_11_June_2020_week_24.pdf The graph at the top shows a peak of influenza in the UK from weeks 48 (2019) to about week 5 (2020). Looking at the next document (a report about week 48) shows 19 care home outbreaks positive for influenza A ‘unknown subtype’ and 16 schools from an outbreak of 108 schools positive for influenza A ‘unknown subtype’. www.gov.uk/government/publications/weekly-national-flu-reports-2019-to-2020-season/national-flu-report-summary-5-december-2019-week-49
This next document shows over half of the hospitalised patients aged 15-44 suffering from influenza A ‘unknown type’ and over half of the hospitalised patients aged 65+ also suffering from the unknown type.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851697/PHE_Influenza_Surveillance_graphs_2019_2020_week_50.pdf
I’m no clinician or statistician! Just interested how others more knowledgeable might interpret the information?
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