Link to 2013 thread; http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=205214
Updated information is indicated with a *
*New South Wales
NSW is still running monthly reports - latest available is March, 2014
Summary
In March 2014:
Emergency Department surveillance – the rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) presentations to
selected emergency departments was low and within the normal range expected for March.
Laboratory surveillance – laboratory data indicated higher than usual influenza activity for this
time of year. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A(H3N2), and influenza B were all circulating
at low levels.
Deaths with pneumonia or influenza reported on the death certificate – The population death
rate for influenza and pneumonia was below the epidemic threshold for the month of February.
National and International influenza surveillance – Fewer new cases of infection with the novel
avian influenza A(H7N9) strain from China; otherwise decreasing influenza activity worldwide.
Composition of 2014 Australian influenza vaccines – The Australian Influenza Vaccine
Committee (AIVC) has provided recommendations for the 2014 southern hemisphere winter
influenza season.
For more information: NSW Health - Infectious Diseases
Queensland
No reports yet for 2014
For more information: QLD Health
*South Australia
19 April March to 26 April 2014
Influenza
Sixteen cases of influenza were reported this week. Of these, 13 were characterised as influenza A virus and three were characterised as influenza B. There have been 597 influenza cases notified year-to-date compared with 421 cases reported for the same period last year.
Cases comprised of seven males and nine females, with a median age of 56 years. Of these, two (12.5% notifications were for children aged less than 10 years and six (37.5%) notifications were for persons aged over 65 years. The influenza chart shows continuing influenza activity In South Australia.
For more information: SA Health
Tasmania
No Reports yet in 2014
For more information: DHHS Tasmania
Victoria
No Reports yet in 2014
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
*Western Australia
WEEK ENDING 20TH APRIL 2014
INFLUENZA AND INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSES (ILI)
Summary: Influenza activity remains low and is consistent with inter-seasonal levels.
• ILI presentations to sentinel general practitioners (GPs) and emergency departments (EDs)
remain low and consistent with inter-seasonal levels.
• The number of persons hospitalised with influenza remains low.
• Influenza virus detections remain low, with six detections of influenza A/H3N2 this week, and
one detection of influenza B.
• Detections of other respiratory viruses decreased this week.
For more information: WA Dept.of Health
*Nationally
For the period to Jan 1- May 2nd, 2014 there were 4,707 confirmed Influenza cases.
The majority of notifications have been in QLD with 1,680, NSW had 884, VIC 671, SA 581, WA had 496, NT 272, TAS 64 and ACT 59.
For national data: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
No. 3, 2014
27th January 2014 — 9th February 2014
SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE
REPORTING
Reports were received from 179 GPs from 8
states and territories during the reporting
period. During weeks 5 and 6 a total of
13,161 and 15,216 consultations were
made, respectively.
INFLUENZA-LIKE-ILLNESS (ILI)
Nationally, ILI notifications decreased over the period with
53 and 57 notifications in week 5 and 6 respectively. ILI
rates reported in this period also decreased with 4 cases
per 1000 consultations in weeks 5 and 6, compared to 5
and 7 cases per 1000 consultations in weeks 3 and 4
respectively. For the same reporting period in 2013, ILI
rates were higher at 6 and 5 cases per 1000 consultations
(see Figure 5) respectively. On a state-by-state basis, it is
important to note the increased ILI rate in Urban NSW (see
Figure 2).
For more information: ASPREN
Flu Tracking
No reports in 2014
For more information, or to enrol: Flu Tracking
*Australian influenza report 2013 - Current report:
Current Australian Influenza Activity Update – week ending 11 April 2014
Nationally the 2013 influenza season peaked at the end of August, with notifications remaining higher than usual over the summer period (Figure 1).
Australia is currently in the inter-seasonal period for influenza. Across most jurisdictions, influenza activity is higher than in previous years, however current levels are stable (Figure 2).
Overall, influenza activity levels are low and stable, but higher than at the same time in previous years (Figures 1 and 4).
There is no indication that the 2014 influenza season has commenced, nor any indication of the potential severity of the season.
Nationally influenza A remains the predominant influenza virus type. Of those viruses where subtyping data is available, A(H1N1)pdm09 is most common (Figure 3).
For more information see Department of Health
Updated information is indicated with a *
*New South Wales
NSW is still running monthly reports - latest available is March, 2014
Summary
In March 2014:
Emergency Department surveillance – the rate of influenza-like illness (ILI) presentations to
selected emergency departments was low and within the normal range expected for March.
Laboratory surveillance – laboratory data indicated higher than usual influenza activity for this
time of year. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A(H3N2), and influenza B were all circulating
at low levels.
Deaths with pneumonia or influenza reported on the death certificate – The population death
rate for influenza and pneumonia was below the epidemic threshold for the month of February.
National and International influenza surveillance – Fewer new cases of infection with the novel
avian influenza A(H7N9) strain from China; otherwise decreasing influenza activity worldwide.
Composition of 2014 Australian influenza vaccines – The Australian Influenza Vaccine
Committee (AIVC) has provided recommendations for the 2014 southern hemisphere winter
influenza season.
For more information: NSW Health - Infectious Diseases
Queensland
No reports yet for 2014
For more information: QLD Health
*South Australia
19 April March to 26 April 2014
Influenza
Sixteen cases of influenza were reported this week. Of these, 13 were characterised as influenza A virus and three were characterised as influenza B. There have been 597 influenza cases notified year-to-date compared with 421 cases reported for the same period last year.
Cases comprised of seven males and nine females, with a median age of 56 years. Of these, two (12.5% notifications were for children aged less than 10 years and six (37.5%) notifications were for persons aged over 65 years. The influenza chart shows continuing influenza activity In South Australia.
For more information: SA Health
Tasmania
No Reports yet in 2014
For more information: DHHS Tasmania
Victoria
No Reports yet in 2014
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
*Western Australia
WEEK ENDING 20TH APRIL 2014
INFLUENZA AND INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSES (ILI)
Summary: Influenza activity remains low and is consistent with inter-seasonal levels.
• ILI presentations to sentinel general practitioners (GPs) and emergency departments (EDs)
remain low and consistent with inter-seasonal levels.
• The number of persons hospitalised with influenza remains low.
• Influenza virus detections remain low, with six detections of influenza A/H3N2 this week, and
one detection of influenza B.
• Detections of other respiratory viruses decreased this week.
For more information: WA Dept.of Health
*Nationally
For the period to Jan 1- May 2nd, 2014 there were 4,707 confirmed Influenza cases.
The majority of notifications have been in QLD with 1,680, NSW had 884, VIC 671, SA 581, WA had 496, NT 272, TAS 64 and ACT 59.
For national data: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
No. 3, 2014
27th January 2014 — 9th February 2014
SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE
REPORTING
Reports were received from 179 GPs from 8
states and territories during the reporting
period. During weeks 5 and 6 a total of
13,161 and 15,216 consultations were
made, respectively.
INFLUENZA-LIKE-ILLNESS (ILI)
Nationally, ILI notifications decreased over the period with
53 and 57 notifications in week 5 and 6 respectively. ILI
rates reported in this period also decreased with 4 cases
per 1000 consultations in weeks 5 and 6, compared to 5
and 7 cases per 1000 consultations in weeks 3 and 4
respectively. For the same reporting period in 2013, ILI
rates were higher at 6 and 5 cases per 1000 consultations
(see Figure 5) respectively. On a state-by-state basis, it is
important to note the increased ILI rate in Urban NSW (see
Figure 2).
For more information: ASPREN
Flu Tracking
No reports in 2014
For more information, or to enrol: Flu Tracking
*Australian influenza report 2013 - Current report:
Current Australian Influenza Activity Update – week ending 11 April 2014
Nationally the 2013 influenza season peaked at the end of August, with notifications remaining higher than usual over the summer period (Figure 1).
Australia is currently in the inter-seasonal period for influenza. Across most jurisdictions, influenza activity is higher than in previous years, however current levels are stable (Figure 2).
Overall, influenza activity levels are low and stable, but higher than at the same time in previous years (Figures 1 and 4).
There is no indication that the 2014 influenza season has commenced, nor any indication of the potential severity of the season.
Nationally influenza A remains the predominant influenza virus type. Of those viruses where subtyping data is available, A(H1N1)pdm09 is most common (Figure 3).
For more information see Department of Health
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