What Is an Influenza Antigen?

Influenza A virus is a common influenza virus. Influenza A virus is most susceptible to mutation. The subtype of influenza A virus is called "avian flu". Bird flu is a kind of virus caused by avian influenza virus. Acute infectious disease. Virus gene mutation can infect humans. The symptoms of infection are mainly fever, cough, runny nose, myalgia, etc. Most of them are accompanied by severe pneumonia. In severe cases, heart and kidney failure cause death. The mortality rate is very high. The disease can be transmitted through a variety of ways such as the digestive tract, respiratory tract, skin damage, and eye conjunctiva. People and vehicles are an important factor in spreading the disease. [1]

Influenza A virus

Influenza A virus is a common influenza virus. It is mainly prone to mutation and the main subtype is called some bird flu. Therefore, it is also an acute infectious disease in daily life. The main symptoms are high fever and cough, accompanied by some pneumonia and some small dysfunction, so it must be treated and prevented in time in daily life. [2]
Influenza virus mutations are most important for type A, and are often closely linked to worldwide pandemics. Generally speaking, the flu virus's
Influenza is characterized by recurrent, unpredictable local epidemics and rare global pandemics. The local epidemic of influenza in some years is due to
The flu epidemic is accompanied by an increase in mortality. The increased mortality is not just caused by the flu and
The severity of influenza is related to individual immune status. Generally speaking, only about 50% of infected patients will develop typical clinical symptoms of influenza. Typical symptoms of flu include sudden fever, dizziness, headache, myalgia, mild systemic symptoms, and may be accompanied by
The most common complication is
Inoculation
Prevent flu, except for vaccination
Bird flu is
On June 11, 2018, a quadrivalent influenza virus split vaccine was approved for marketing in China for the prevention of influenza virus infection in people aged 3 years and over. In addition to A1, A3, and BV viruses, they also include BY type influenza viruses. [1]
Statistics of influenza A epidemic in various countries in the world [4]
Asia
Country and region
Confirmed diagnosis
Details
death
China
103854
104 people
Mongolia
1131 people
20 people
Korea
202 people
104 people
Japan
4021 people
According to statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on the 20th, as of the morning of the 19th, a total of 4021 cases of influenza A H1N1 were confirmed in Japan, including 9 cases at US military bases in Japan.
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India
14,000 people
In a statement, the Ministry of Health of India said that in addition to 502 cases of influenza A deaths, at least 14,000 people nationwide were infected with influenza A and at least 500 people died of influenza A.
502
Thailand
Thai Minister of Health Yathaya revealed that there has been another new case of influenza A deaths in Thailand. As of yesterday, the number of deaths from influenza A in Thailand has increased to 185.
185 people
Malaysia
1219 people
To date, a total of 1,219 cases of influenza A have occurred in Malaysia and three people have died.
3 people
Laos
5-people
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Turkey
40 people
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Philippines
2668 people
As of the 13th of this month, the Philippine health department has reported a total of 2668 confirmed cases of influenza A H1N1 influenza and 3 deaths of influenza A H1N1 influenza.
3 people
United Arab Emirates
8 people
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Kuwait
35 people
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Bahrain
15 people
As of 23:30 on June 24, Beijing time, the World Health Organization confirmed the news.
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Singapore
1200 people
3 people
Lebanon
49 people
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Vietnam
181 people
1 person
Saudi
114 people
The Saudi Ministry of Health said on the 27th that a man in the country died unfortunately after being infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza, becoming the country's first case of influenza A death.
1 person
Jordan
23 people
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Qatar
23 people
Qatar's Health Minister Abdullah announced on the 16th that Qatar has confirmed two cases of influenza A H1N1 influenza. This is the first case of this type of flu in Qatar.
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Yemen
8 people
Yemen reported on the 16th that a student who returned to Yemen from the United States was diagnosed with the country's first case of H1N1 influenza.
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Palestine
1 person
The Palestinian health department confirmed on the 10th that the first confirmed case of H1N1 influenza was found.
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Sri Lanka
19 people
Sri Lankan media reported on the 16th that the first confirmed case of H1N1 influenza was found in Sri Lanka that day.
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Bangladesh
18 people
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Iran
1 person
The Iranian Ministry of Health confirmed on the 22nd that the first case of H1N1 influenza was found in Iran.
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Indonesia
20 people
A pilot and a British woman in Bali, Indonesia were reported to have been diagnosed with the new influenza, the first time a new influenza virus has appeared in the country.
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Gaza Strip
60 people
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Oman
4 people
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Brunei
124 people
Bandar Seri Begawan news: According to Brunei media reports on the 3rd, Brunei had the first case of influenza A H1N1 death on the 2nd.
1 person
Cambodia
14 people
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Iraq
12 people
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Myanmar
1 person
Myanmar National Radio quoted the Ministry of Health as saying on the 27th that Myanmar had the first case of H1N1 influenza.
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Nepal
5-people
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Syria
2 people
The Syrian Ministry of Health announced on the 9th that Syria has found the second confirmed case of H1N1 influenza.
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America
Mexico
61633 people
As of November 11, a total of 61,633 cases of H1N1 influenza have been detected in the country, including 482 deaths.
482 people
United States
22 million people
Since April, about 22 million Americans have been infected with the influenza A virus, which has killed about 3900 Americans, including about 540 children.
3900 people
Canada
10156 people
The Canadian Public Health Agency released statistics on the 23rd that the number of deaths from H1N1 influenza in the country has risen to 55, an increase of 5 from two days ago. As of July 15, 10,156 cases have been confirmed in Canada.
115 people
Brazil
1566 people
As of now, Brazil has confirmed 1,566 new influenza confirmed cases and 56 deaths.
56 people
El Salvador
319 people
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Panama
541 people
The Panamanian Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the 20th that the total number of confirmed cases of influenza A H1N1 influenza in Panama reached 541, and the first domestic case of influenza A H1N1 influenza death was reported.
1 person
Colombia
245 people
According to figures released by the Colombian government on the 23rd, there were 245 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza nationwide and 2,480 suspected cases.
9 people
Costa Rica
430 people
25 people
Peru
4781 people
The Peruvian Ministry of Health announced that 677 new cases of H1N1 influenza A were confirmed from August 1 to 3, and the number of people infected with the infectious disease nationwide increased to 4,781.
1 person
Argentina
800,000 people
Currently, 404 cases of H1N1 influenza deaths have been confirmed in Argentina.
404 people
Chile
12030 people
The Chilean Ministry of Health released a report that the number of Chilean deaths from influenza A H1N1 has reached 104, and the number of infected people nationwide has reached 12030, of which 1126 are seriously ill.
104 people
Honduras
123 people
According to Agence France-Presse, the Honduran Minister of Health said on the 22nd that a 23-year-old pregnant woman in the country had died of H1N1 influenza.
1 person
Guatemala
286 people
2 people
Cuba
85 people
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Ecuador
204 people
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Puerto Rico
18 people
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Bolivia
416 people
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Venezuela
970 people
Thanks to the effective and free supply of medicines by the Ministry of Health, 103 cases have recovered.
41
Paraguay
106 people
Paraguay's Deputy Minister of Health Simenes announced on the 1st that a 60-year-old man died of influenza A H1N1 influenza infection, becoming the first reported case of influenza A H1N1 death in Paraguay.
1 person
Dominica
108 people
2 people
Nicaragua
321 people
Only 21 people are receiving treatment, and the majority of the infected are minors under the age of 20.
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Uruguay
195 people
25 people
Jamaica
32 people
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Dominic
1 person
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Cayman Islands
14 people
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Bahamas
7 people
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Barbados
12 people
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Trinidad and Tobago
65 people
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Curacao
8 people
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Sint Maarten
7 people
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Bermuda Islands
1 person
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The British Virgin Islands
2 people
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French Martinique
3 people
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Suriname
11 people
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Guadeloupe
2 people
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Guyana
2 people
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Aruba
5-people
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St. Lucia
1 person
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Europe
Spain
776 people
Spanish medical institutions announced on the 30th that a young woman in the country died of Madrid hospital due to infection with H1N1 influenza A, the first case of a new type of influenza death in the country.
1 person
United Kingdom
100,000 people
182 people
France
1.5 million people
Since the discovery of the new influenza virus, more than 1.5 million people have been infected throughout France. A flu observation agency in France today said that since August 2018, 2 million new cases of influenza have been infected in France.
1 person
Germany
2455 people
German confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza surged 637 in the previous two days, bringing the total to 2,455.
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Israel
681 people
According to Agence France-Presse, the Israeli military radio quoted the Ministry of Health on the 27th as saying that the country had the first case of influenza A H1N1 death.
1 person
Italy
About 785,000 people
About 34 people
Netherlands
663 people
1 person
Ireland
74 people
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Portugal
42 people
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Denmark
66 people
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Poland
25 people
Four new cases of H1N1 influenza were found in Poland, and the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Poland has increased to 19 cases.
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Sweden
84 people
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Austria
19 people
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Switzerland
76 people
1 person
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Romania
41 people
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Russia
7 people
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Finland
155 people
So far, 155 cases of influenza A H1N1 have been confirmed in Finland.
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Czech Republic
15 people
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Norway
630000 people
16 people
Belgium
54 people
The Belgian health department also announced on the 31st that the country's first case of influenza A H1N1 death has occurred.
1 person
Greece
151 people
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Iceland
4 people
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Hungary
36 people
1 person
Cyprus
297 people
The Ministry of Health of Cyprus announced on the 14th that 31 cases of influenza A H1N1 were recently discovered in the southern Greek settlements actually controlled by the government, increasing the number of confirmed cases of influenza to 297.
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Bulgaria
10 people
As of 14:00 Beijing time on June 26, the World Health Organization confirmed the news.
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Ukraine
166 people
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine announced on November 18 that as of the evening of November 17, there were 166 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza A H1N1 in Ukraine, of which 15 died.
15 people
Estonia
13 people
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Slovakia
18 people
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Luxembourg
7 people
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Croatia
1 person
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Slovenia
14 people
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British Jersey
11 people
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The British Virgin Islands
1 person
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Serbia
15 people
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British Isle of Man
1 person
As of 23:30 on June 24, Beijing time, the World Health Organization confirmed the news.
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Latvia
1 person
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Montenegro
10 people
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Monaco
1 person
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British Guernsey
1 person
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Lithuania
3 people
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BiH
1 person
The patient was a 24-year-old woman.
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Croatia
1 person
The patient is a 60-year-old woman who returned to the Croatian seaside city of Split from Sydney, Australia, on July 1.
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Macedonia
2 people
Macedonian Health Minister Buyar Osmani said on the 4th that two suspected case samples sent by Macedonia to a laboratory in London, UK, have been confirmed. This is the first confirmed case of non-imported H1N1 influenza in Macedonia.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 person
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Malta
24 people
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Oceania
new Zealand
1059 people
New Zealand authorities said on the 8th that there was a fourth death case of influenza A H1N1 in the country.
4 people
Australia
10387 people
Australia said on the 15th that the country's H1N1 influenza cases have risen to 10,387. To date, 21 patients infected with the influenza A virus have died.
38 people
Solomon Islands
1 person
Samoa
1 person
South Pacific island health authorities said on the 15th that the country has confirmed the first case of H1N1 influenza.
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Fiji
2 people
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French Polynesia
4 people
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Papua New Guinea
1 person
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Vanuatu
2 people
Pacific Island State Vanuatu Ministry of Health announced on the 24th that two 5-year-old children in the country were diagnosed with influenza A H1N1 influenza.
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Island
1 person
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New Caledonia
12 people
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Palau
12 people
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Africa
Egypt
127 people
1 person
Morocco
17 people
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South Africa
18 people
1 person
Algeria
5-people
As of 22:00 on July 7, Beijing time, the World Health Organization confirms the news
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Tunisia
5-people
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Ethiopia
3 people
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Ivory Coast
2 people
The country has confirmed for the first time two cases of H1N1 influenza. Both patients were female.
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Cape verde
3 people
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Antigua and Barbuda
2 people
As of 14:00 Beijing time on June 26, the World Health Organization confirmed the news.
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Kenya
15 people
Kenya's Ministry of Health said on the 29th that the country has found the first case of H1N1 influenza.
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Uganda
5-people
Officials from the Uganda Influenza A Control Team confirmed on the 13th that the country has now confirmed 5 cases of A H1N1, of which 3 are imported cases, and the latest 2 cases are local infection cases.
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Libya
2 people
The Libyan Epidemic Prevention Center issued a communique on the 8th, saying that Libya found the second confirmed case of H1NI influenza.
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Mauritius
1 person
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Tanzania
1 person
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Sudan
2 people
The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced on the 16th that two patients infected with influenza A (H1N1) were found in Sudan. This is the first confirmed case of influenza A in Sudan.
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