The number of influenza doctors has been below the epidemic standard for three consecutive weeks...2024-2025 Seasonal Trend Warning Rescission
Jun 13, 2025
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According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of influenza doctors (ILI) per 1,000 outpatients at clinic-level sample monitoring medical institutions has declined from a high peak in the winter (19.8 patients per week in 2025) to a decline after a second peak in spring (21.6 patients in the 15th week of 2025), falling below the 2024-2025 epidemic standard (8.6) for the last three consecutive weeks.
Respiratory viral pathogen surveillance results also gradually decreased after showing the highest detection rate of 62.9% in the first week of 2025 (2024.12.29. ~ 2025.1.4.). Since then, it has increased again since March, increasing to 28.8% in 17 weeks (4.20. ~ 4.26.), and since then, it has been decreasing, showing a detection rate of around 5% from the 21st week.
As for the virus subtype, type A influenza virus was prevalent in the early 2024-2025 season, and most of them were detected after spring.
If the influenza epidemic warning is lifted, medical care benefits will be applied to high-risk groups such as children, pregnant women, senior citizens aged 65 or older, immunocompromised people, and underlying patients when prescribing antiviral drugs (such as Tamiflu) only with clinical symptoms, and from the date of release, medical care benefits will be applied only when positive in influenza tests (fast antigen test or polymerase chain reaction method).
Ji Young-mi, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, `The epidemic warning has been lifted due to the recent decrease in influenza outbreaks, but concerns about the COVID-19 epidemic in the summer are growing.' In order to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID-19, please visit a medical institution immediately if you have respiratory symptoms such as coughing or fever, along with observing precautions such as hand washing, coughing etiquette, and wearing a mask in case of respiratory symptoms such as COVID-19.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
