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BABIES and young children are bearing the brunt of an ?unprecedented flu outbreak as four separate strains of the virus run rampant across ?Sydney and NSW.
The worst flu season on ?record has seen more than 8200 people turn up to hospital emergency departments last week with ?respiratory ?illnesses. Of these, 2375 were either admitted to hospital, had immediately life-threatening conditions or arrived by ambulance.
The total flu death toll this year is still being collated.
Most flu seasons are sparked by a single strain of influenza, but this year the ?influenza A strains A (H3n2) and A (H1N1) and B strain variants Yamagata and Victoria are? ?afflicting the state.
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The worst flu season on ?record has seen more than 8200 people turn up to hospital emergency departments last week with ?respiratory ?illnesses. Of these, 2375 were either admitted to hospital, had immediately life-threatening conditions or arrived by ambulance.
The total flu death toll this year is still being collated.
Most flu seasons are sparked by a single strain of influenza, but this year the ?influenza A strains A (H3n2) and A (H1N1) and B strain variants Yamagata and Victoria are? ?afflicting the state.
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