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Updated information is indicated with a *
*New South Wales
In March:
The rate of influenza like illness (ILI) presentations to selected emergency departments was
low and was within the normal range expected for March.
242 cases with laboratory-confirmed influenza A (predominantly H3N2) and 108 cases with
influenza B were identified by sentinel NSW laboratories.
Rhinovirus was the most common respiratory virus identified by sentinel laboratories.
For more information: NSW Health - Infectious Diseases
*Queensland
For Period 1 January -19 April 2012015
There were 122 notifications reported this week. Of these cases, 42 were attributed to influenza B virus. Of the 80 Influenza A samples, 17 were identified as A/H3N2, 63 had subtype not available There were 9 hospital admissions including 1 to ICU.
YTD there were 1,684 notifications reported. Of these cases, 382 were attributed to influenza B virus. Of the 1,302 Influenza A samples, 54 were identified as A(H1N1)pdm09 and 399 as A/H3N2.
There have been 114 hospital admissions including 11 to ICU.
For more information: QLD Health
*South Australia
19 April to 25 April 2015
Eighty-nine cases of influenza were reported this week. Of these, 65 were characterised as influenza
A and 24 were characterised as influenza B.
Cases comprised of 39 males and 50 females, with a median age of 60 years. There were nine (10%)
notifications for children aged less than 10 years and 37 (42%) notifications for persons aged over 65
years. Year-to-date there have been 1,130 cases of Influenza, compared to 594 cases reported for
the same period last year.
The influenza chart shows that influenza activity in South Australia may be increasing.
For more information: SA Health
Tasmania
No Reports yet for 2015.
For more information: DHHS Tasmania
Victoria
No Reports yet for 2015
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
*Western Australia
WEEK ENDING 26TH APRIL 2015
KEY POINTS
INFLUENZA AND INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSES (ILI)
Summary: Indicators of influenza activity remain relatively steady, at inter-seasonal levels.
ILI presentations to sentinel general practitioners (GPs) were steady but presentations and
admissions to sentinel Emergency Departments (EDs) increased this week.
Routine and sentinel detections of influenza virus remain low, with influenza A/H3N2
constituting the majority of subtyped viruses; influenza A/H1N1 and influenza B continue to cocirculate.
Respiratory syncytial virus activity appears to be increasing.
For more information: WA Dept.of Health
*Nationally
For the period to Jan 1- May 2nd, 2015 there were 6,386 confirmed Influenza cases.
The majority of notifications have been in QLD with 1,940 , NSW had 1,407, SA 1,187, VIC 959, WA had 682, ACT 92, TAS 65 and NT 54.
For national data: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
*Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
No. 5, 2015
23rd February 2015 ? 8th March 2015
SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE
REPORTING
Reports were received from 181 GPs from 8
states and territories during the reporting
period. During weeks 9 and 10 a total of
15,245 and 12,357 consultations were made,
respectively.
INFLUENZA-LIKE-ILLNESS (ILI)
Nationally, ILI notifications increased over the period with 26
and 32 notifications in weeks 9 and 10 respectively. ILI rates
reported in this period increased slightly with 2 and 4 cases
per 1000 consultations in weeks 9 and 10 respectively,
compared to 2 cases per 1000 consultations in weeks 7 and
8 respectively. For the same reporting period in 2014, ILI
rates were higher at 5 and 8 cases per 1000 consultations
respectively (see Figure 5). On a state-by-state basis, it is
important to note the increased ILI rate in Urban ACT (see
Figure 2).
For more information: ASPREN
*Flu Tracking
Flutracking Weekly Interim Report
Week ending 26 April 2015
Low levels of influenza-like illness activity
This survey was sent on Monday, 27 April 2015 at 01:13 AM and by 09:00 AM, Thursday 30 April we had received 18600 responses (0 last week) from 11337 people responding for themselves and 7263 household members across Australia.
Across Australia, fever and cough was reported by 2.1% of vaccinated participants and 2.3% of unvaccinated participants. Fever, cough and absence from normal duties was reported by 1.2% of vaccinated participants and 1.4% of unvaccinated participants.
For participants this week, 13141/18600 (70.7 %) have received the seasonal vaccine so far. Of the 3516 participants who identified as working face-to-face with patients, 2263 (64.4%) have received the vaccine.
For more information: Flu Tracking
*Australian influenza report 2015 - Current report:
Week ending 10 April 2015
SUMMARY
Australia is currently in the inter‐seasonal period for influenza, with overall influenza activity at low levels
but showing some increase (Figure 1).
Influenza activity across jurisdictions is variable (Figure 2). Activity since the start of the year has been
higher in a majority of jurisdictions than at the same time last year, however many jurisdictions have
reported a decline in activity in the most recent reporting week compared with the week prior.
Nationally, influenza A is the predominant circulating virus type; of those viruses where subtyping data are
available, influenza A(H3N2) is most common (Figure 3).
The majority of influenza viruses circulating in Australia appear to be a good match with the 2015 seasonal
influenza vaccine.
Influenza‐like illness (ILI) levels detected through the sentinel GP ILI surveillance system remain low (Figure
4). In the most recent fortnight, influenza A infection was the most common cause of ILI detected.
For more information: Department of Health
Updated information is indicated with a *
*New South Wales
In March:
The rate of influenza like illness (ILI) presentations to selected emergency departments was
low and was within the normal range expected for March.
242 cases with laboratory-confirmed influenza A (predominantly H3N2) and 108 cases with
influenza B were identified by sentinel NSW laboratories.
Rhinovirus was the most common respiratory virus identified by sentinel laboratories.
For more information: NSW Health - Infectious Diseases
*Queensland
For Period 1 January -19 April 2012015
There were 122 notifications reported this week. Of these cases, 42 were attributed to influenza B virus. Of the 80 Influenza A samples, 17 were identified as A/H3N2, 63 had subtype not available There were 9 hospital admissions including 1 to ICU.
YTD there were 1,684 notifications reported. Of these cases, 382 were attributed to influenza B virus. Of the 1,302 Influenza A samples, 54 were identified as A(H1N1)pdm09 and 399 as A/H3N2.
There have been 114 hospital admissions including 11 to ICU.
For more information: QLD Health
*South Australia
19 April to 25 April 2015
Eighty-nine cases of influenza were reported this week. Of these, 65 were characterised as influenza
A and 24 were characterised as influenza B.
Cases comprised of 39 males and 50 females, with a median age of 60 years. There were nine (10%)
notifications for children aged less than 10 years and 37 (42%) notifications for persons aged over 65
years. Year-to-date there have been 1,130 cases of Influenza, compared to 594 cases reported for
the same period last year.
The influenza chart shows that influenza activity in South Australia may be increasing.
For more information: SA Health
Tasmania
No Reports yet for 2015.
For more information: DHHS Tasmania
Victoria
No Reports yet for 2015
For more information: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
*Western Australia
WEEK ENDING 26TH APRIL 2015
KEY POINTS
INFLUENZA AND INFLUENZA-LIKE ILLNESSES (ILI)
Summary: Indicators of influenza activity remain relatively steady, at inter-seasonal levels.
ILI presentations to sentinel general practitioners (GPs) were steady but presentations and
admissions to sentinel Emergency Departments (EDs) increased this week.
Routine and sentinel detections of influenza virus remain low, with influenza A/H3N2
constituting the majority of subtyped viruses; influenza A/H1N1 and influenza B continue to cocirculate.
Respiratory syncytial virus activity appears to be increasing.
For more information: WA Dept.of Health
*Nationally
For the period to Jan 1- May 2nd, 2015 there were 6,386 confirmed Influenza cases.
The majority of notifications have been in QLD with 1,940 , NSW had 1,407, SA 1,187, VIC 959, WA had 682, ACT 92, TAS 65 and NT 54.
For national data: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
*Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
No. 5, 2015
23rd February 2015 ? 8th March 2015
SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE
REPORTING
Reports were received from 181 GPs from 8
states and territories during the reporting
period. During weeks 9 and 10 a total of
15,245 and 12,357 consultations were made,
respectively.
INFLUENZA-LIKE-ILLNESS (ILI)
Nationally, ILI notifications increased over the period with 26
and 32 notifications in weeks 9 and 10 respectively. ILI rates
reported in this period increased slightly with 2 and 4 cases
per 1000 consultations in weeks 9 and 10 respectively,
compared to 2 cases per 1000 consultations in weeks 7 and
8 respectively. For the same reporting period in 2014, ILI
rates were higher at 5 and 8 cases per 1000 consultations
respectively (see Figure 5). On a state-by-state basis, it is
important to note the increased ILI rate in Urban ACT (see
Figure 2).
For more information: ASPREN
*Flu Tracking
Flutracking Weekly Interim Report
Week ending 26 April 2015
Low levels of influenza-like illness activity
This survey was sent on Monday, 27 April 2015 at 01:13 AM and by 09:00 AM, Thursday 30 April we had received 18600 responses (0 last week) from 11337 people responding for themselves and 7263 household members across Australia.
Across Australia, fever and cough was reported by 2.1% of vaccinated participants and 2.3% of unvaccinated participants. Fever, cough and absence from normal duties was reported by 1.2% of vaccinated participants and 1.4% of unvaccinated participants.
For participants this week, 13141/18600 (70.7 %) have received the seasonal vaccine so far. Of the 3516 participants who identified as working face-to-face with patients, 2263 (64.4%) have received the vaccine.
For more information: Flu Tracking
*Australian influenza report 2015 - Current report:
Week ending 10 April 2015
SUMMARY
Australia is currently in the inter‐seasonal period for influenza, with overall influenza activity at low levels
but showing some increase (Figure 1).
Influenza activity across jurisdictions is variable (Figure 2). Activity since the start of the year has been
higher in a majority of jurisdictions than at the same time last year, however many jurisdictions have
reported a decline in activity in the most recent reporting week compared with the week prior.
Nationally, influenza A is the predominant circulating virus type; of those viruses where subtyping data are
available, influenza A(H3N2) is most common (Figure 3).
The majority of influenza viruses circulating in Australia appear to be a good match with the 2015 seasonal
influenza vaccine.
Influenza‐like illness (ILI) levels detected through the sentinel GP ILI surveillance system remain low (Figure
4). In the most recent fortnight, influenza A infection was the most common cause of ILI detected.
For more information: Department of Health
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