Flu spreading in Australia

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Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing
There have been a total of 19,811 laboratory confirmed notifications 
of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 31st July.
•    QLD:    6,249
 •    NSW:   7,686
 •    WA:      1,884 
 •    SA:       1,160
 •    VIC:      2,341
 •    ACT:        201
 •    NT:           145
 •    TAS:         145
For more national data:  
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

Australian Influenza Surveillance Report                                                              

New South Wales
24 July 2016
Seasonal influenza activity continues to rise, particularly in metropolitan areas.
Influenza A(H3N2) is the dominant circulating influenza strain. 
Hospital Surveillance – the rate of influenza like illness (ILI) 
presentations to selected emergency departments rose sharply and remains
 well above the seasonal threshold.
Laboratory surveillance – the proportion of respiratory samples 
positive for influenza increased to 18.7%, continuing its steady rise.
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Flu spreading in Australia Posted: August 01 2016 at 2:00am
	http://isg.org.au/index.php/influenza-activity-surveillance/ Australia Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing There have been a total of 19,811 laboratory confirmed notifications of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 31st July. • QLD: 6,249 • NSW: 7,686 • WA: 1,884 • SA: 1,160 • VIC: 2,341 • ACT: 201 • NT: 145 • TAS: 145 For more national data: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System Australian Influenza Surveillance Report New South Wales 24 July 2016 Seasonal influenza activity continues to rise, particularly in metropolitan areas. Influenza A(H3N2) is the dominant circulating influenza strain. Hospital Surveillance – the rate of influenza like illness (ILI) presentations to selected emergency departments rose sharply and remains well above the seasonal threshold. Laboratory surveillance – the proportion of respiratory samples positive for influenza increased to 18.7%, continuing its steady rise. Medclinician - CWN
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 16 2016 at 8:59am
	https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/32349432/nsw-flu-related-deaths-triple-in-2016/#page1 A more than three-fold increase in influenza-related deaths in NSW has sparked a plea from health authorities for those with the flu to stay away from vulnerable people like the elderly. So far this year 45 people have died while suffering from flu, which is a big jump from the 13 deaths reported at the same time in 2015. The jump reflects a huge increase in outbreaks in nursing homes, with 79 reported to date for the year - up from 38 at the same time 12 months ago. The outbreaks have affected just under 1000 staff and residents. NSW Health is urging anyone with the flu to stay away from nursing homes, pregnant women and young children, all of whom are susceptible to the highly contagious virus. Nursing homes are particularly important to avoid, as flu shots are less effective in the elderly. comment: This is a very focused story and actually the country wide flu situation in Australia is not that good. There is an almost global news black out as there was last year when I was covering this. Medclinician
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 16 2016 at 9:05am
	http://www9.health.gov.au/cda/source/rpt_1.cfm 21,887 cases of flu to date in 2016 in Australia as of July 31, 2016. You can get the breakdown here at this link. Note these are only the reported and verified cases and may be a small fraction of the actual infections. Medclinician
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 16 2016 at 9:08am
	http://isg.org.au/index.php/influenza-activity-surveillance/ Australia Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing There have been a total of 29,028 laboratory confirmed notifications of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 14th August. • QLD: 8,951 • NSW: 11,963 • WA: 2,631 • SA: 1,459 • VIC: 3,262 • ACT: 389 • NT: 171 • TAS: 202 National and international influenza surveillance – the most recent national reports suggest influenza activity is increasing across Australia, although activity is unchanged in some areas comment: This is the up to date report as of two days ago - although these numbers may be far less than infections. Note there are some serious problem in NSW - and in some areas this has tripled. This not in flu infections. This is in flu-related deaths x3. Medclinician
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 08 2016 at 4:03am
	There is basically a news blackout on flu in Australia which in a recent WHO map was shown to test positive in more than 30% of the samples taken. Doing a search for Flu Australia on YouTube it appears that all of the former ones I posted no longer come up with most videos from 5-7 years old and nothing recent at all. What is up with this? Over the last year I was one of the few reporting flu in Australia on the planet with many of my posts coming up high in the Google searches. Medclinician
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 12 2016 at 6:31am
	Outbreak in Australia - virtually no mainstream media is covering. We have amost 3 times the cases we did as of July 31, 2016. There have been a total of 58,176 laboratory confirmed notifications of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 11th September. http://isg.org.au/index.php/influenza-activity-surveillance/ Australia Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing There have been a total of 19,811 laboratory confirmed notifications of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 31st July. • QLD: 6,249 • NSW: 7,686 • WA: 1,884 • SA: 1,160 • VIC: 2,341 • ACT: 201 • NT: 145 • TAS: 145 Influenza Activity Surveillance Surveillance of Influenza activity in Australia & New Zealand This report provides a summary of surveillance data collected from around Australia and New Zealand. Regional reporting in some areas ceases when flu activity is low (out of season). Please note that the vast majority of people do not get tested for influenza and that there may also be some delays in reporting confirmed influenza cases. Therefore data presented here maybe underestimating influenza activity. Australia Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing There have been a total of 58,176 laboratory confirmed notifications of Influenza in Australia for 2016, at the end of 11th September. • QLD: 15,782 • NSW: 25,355 • WA: 5,025 • SA: 2,920 • VIC: 7,004 • ACT: 1,199 • NT: 262 • TAS: 629 comment: I would say there is a real delay here reporting a serious flu problem in Australia. Laboratory surveillance – the total number of influenza isolations rose slightly this week with the proportion of respiratory samples positive for influenza at 31.7%. comment: Doublespeak? There is a decline in Flu activity and it has peaked? Also, as is happening in the U.S. during off season - many districts are not even counting. It is possible we are off to a new Flu season as children enter school in the U.S. but the last numbers we have really are in May. What is the bug going around in Australia? 101 influenza A have been subtyped: nine (9%) were A(H1N1)pdm09 and 92 (91%) were A/H3N2 Is this the new Swine Flu? http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/h3n2v-cases.htm Medclinician CWN GIM
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