2019/20

[gsgs]

the European Season seems to start early , H3N2 , coming from Ireland

Scotland, England is 1-2 weeks behind, the rest of Europe is still normal

http://flunewseurope.org/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=hswjkk45idbu4xzxcjrtji55&Culture=1031&CultureOverrides=True&UICulture=7&UICultureOverrides=True&ReportStack=1&ControlID=69ca4d106fc54af386cddad60d02260a&OpType=ReportImage&IterationId=15d416f87d9041c9988d89445fef6dac&StreamID=IMGCON_1_0

[sharon sanders]

Hi gsgs!

I am getting an error message at your link.

[ming]

Me too

[gsgs]

seems that the direct link expires after some time.

goto http://flunewseurope.org/PrimaryCareData

scroll down to
Consultation rates for influenza-like illness (ILI) by country


select Ireland or -even worse- Northern Ireland
in the "country" field
select "ILI" in the "Clinical Type" - field

click "update"

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Latvia is also starting, ~2 weeks behind Ireland

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still time to get the flu-shot ... but wasn't it ineffective for Aussie-H3N2 ?
or wasn't the cell-based vaccine better ? I didn't follow this

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Irish newspaper :

https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20191213/281754156207775

[ming]

Got it now, thank you

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/heal...sits-1.4125414


Flu outbreak linked to 18 deaths and half of emergency department visits
Up to 100 people are expected to die before the end of this winter flu season
about 2 hours ago Updated: 46 minutes ago

People with the flu or flu symptoms are currently making up half of all patients in hospital emergency departments as this year’s winter flu season has entered its peak, according to health officials.

At least 18 people have died from the flu to date with up to 100 people expected to die before the winter flu season ends...

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu death toll rises as Ireland faces five more weeks in the danger zone
Hospitals across the country are creaking at the seams

ByLiz Farsaci
12:22, 31 DEC 2019UPDATED16:36, 31 DEC 2019

The flu death toll has risen to 19 as the country faces up to five more weeks in the danger zone.

Hospitals across the country are creaking at the seams as staff do the best they can to cope with the high numbers of infectious patients.


Dr Kevin Kelleher, the HSE’s assistant national director for public health, revealed yesterday: “We’ve seen 19 deaths so far this year.”
...

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/flu-season-deaths-ireland-2019-21189972