Australian Govt Media Updates- pandemic phase PROTECT

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Report No. 33
Reporting period 14 to 20 August 2010
Influenza Surveillance Report No. 33 for the week ending 14 to 20 August 2010 (PDF 241 KB)

Summary
Levels of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) in the community are continuing to show signs of increasing through all surveillance systems.
There have been 362 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza during this reporting period, including 248 pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. Notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza were highest in VIC, SA and QLD during the current reporting period.
Results from sentinel laboratory surveillance systems for this reporting period show that 14% of the respiratory tests conducted over this period were positive for influenza, which is similar to the last reporting period (15%). In 2010, a total of 448 specimens have been positive for influenza (of 9,275 specimens tested), of which 66% were pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and 16% were A/H3N2. The most common respiratory viruses diagnosed by sentinel laboratories this reporting period were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in WA, RSV and rhinovirus in NSW, and picornavirus in VIC.
Of the 2,833 confirmed cases of influenza diagnosed during 2010 up to 20 August, 1,066 (38%) have been sub-typed as pandemic (H1N1) 2009. A total of 38,702 confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 have occurred in Australia since May 2009.
Sentinel hospitals have reported ten hospitalisations for influenza in this reporting period, including seven for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. ANZICS reported ten ICU admissions for influenza during this period. APSU have reported 4 cases of influenza complications in children aged 15 years and under since 1 July 2010.
The WHO has advised that the world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert, and will now move into the post pandemic period. As at 1 August 2010, over 18,449 deaths worldwide have been reported associated with the pandemic virus. WHO are currently reporting transmission remains locally intense in parts of India and New Zealand.

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Report No. 35

Reporting period 28 August to 3 September 2010

Levels of influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) in the community have continued to increase through all surveillance systems this reporting period and highlight a late start to the influenza season compared to previous years.

There were 501 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza during this reporting period, including 361 pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. Notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza were highest in SA and QLD.

Results from sentinel laboratory surveillance systems for this reporting period show that 19% of the respiratory tests conducted over this period were positive for influenza, which is similar to the last reporting period (17%). In 2010, a total of 694 specimens have been positive for influenza (of 10,554 specimens tested), of which 70% were pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and 12% were A/H3N2.

Of the 4,152 confirmed cases of influenza diagnosed during 2010 up to 3 September, 1,935 (47%) have been sub-typed as pandemic (H1N1) 2009. A total of 39,571 confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 have occurred in Australia since May 2009.

Sentinel hospitals have reported 16 hospitalisations for influenza during the reporting period, including 13 for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. ANZICS reported two ICU admissions for influenza and the APSU has reported nine cases of influenza complications in children aged less than 15 years this reporting period.

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Re: Australian Govt Media Updates- pandemic phase PROTECT

Australian Influenza Surveillance 2010 - Latest report
The Australian Influenza Report is compiled from a number of data sources, including laboratory-confirmed notifications to NNDSS, sentinel influenza-like illness reporting from General Practitioners and Emergency Departments, workplace absenteeism, and laboratory testing. It is produced weekly. A more in-depth end of season report is also published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence.

Report No. 38
Reporting period 18 to 24 September 2010
Influenza Surveillance Report No. 38 for the week ending 18 to 24 September 2010 (PDF 300 KB)
Summary

* Levels of influenza-like illness (ILI) in the community have continued to increase through most surveillance systems this reporting period. Local, regional and widespread activity was reported within jurisdictions. The number of laboratory confirmed notifications has also increased.
* There were 933 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza during this reporting period, including 732 pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases. Notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza were highest in SA.
* Results from sentinel laboratory surveillance systems for this reporting period show that 17% of the respiratory tests conducted over this period were positive for influenza, which is a slight increase from the last reporting period (14%). In 2010, a total of 973 specimens have been positive for influenza
(of 12,228 specimens tested), of which 69% were pandemic (H1N1) 2009, 9% were A/H3N2 and 19% were influenza B.
* There have been 7,138 confirmed cases of influenza diagnosed in 2010 up to 24 September.
A total of 41,715 confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 have occurred in Australia since May 2009.
* Sentinel hospitals reported a decrease in the number of influenza associated hospitalisations compared to previous weeks, with 18 admissions during the reporting period, including 13 for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. ANZICS reported 12 ICU admissions for influenza and the APSU reported three cases of influenza complications in children (<15 years) this reporting period.
* The WHO has advised that the world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert, and has moved into the post pandemic period. As at 1 August 2010, over 18,449 deaths worldwide have been reported associated with the pandemic virus. Chile has reported a recent increase in influenza notifications, most of which are H3N2.

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