Israel detected its first case of simultaneous contagion of coronavirus and influenza virus, known as “flurone”, in an unvaccinated pregnant woman, the Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed today to Efe.
The woman was discharged on December 30 after being treated for mild symptoms derived from this double infection, the Times of Israel added.
Cases of “flurone” were detected for the first time in the United States during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
Experts from the Ministry of Health believe that there are similar cases, not yet identified, when the country registers almost two thousand people hospitalized for flu, while the positives of coronavirus from the omicron variant increase.
The circulation of influenza viruses and Covid-19 at the same time worries about the high risk for the population, especially vulnerable, since the two diseases affect the upper respiratory system, experts warn.
“Today, we are seeing cases of both the coronavirus and the flu that are beginning to reap their heads. We are seeing more and more pregnant women with the flu, ”Arnon Vizhnitser, director of the Hospital’s Gynecology Department, told Ynet.
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