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AU: Flu cases double, increase to 21,000

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Source: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2014/08/12/flu-cases-double--increase-to-21-000.html

Flu cases double, increase to 21,000
Published: 5:25 am, Tuesday, 12 August 2014

...As of August 11, there have been 20,979 cases of laboratory confirmed influenza reported, according to the Department of Health and Ageing Influenza Surveillance Report and Activity Updates.

The majority of notifications have been in Queensland with 5959 cases.

NSW has had 5375 cases, Victoria 2473, SA 1797, WA 1722, NT 331, ACT 284 and Tasmania has had 197 people test positive for the flu.

ISG chairman Dr Alan Hampson said one of the reasons Queensland has the highest number of cases may be because they test more.

'Queensland tends to test more than the other states so that might be a reason for higher numbers, and a warmer climate doesn't protect people from flu,' said Dr Hampson.

He said people tend to think of the flu as an illness that has its worst impact on the elderly.

But he noted the median age of patients admitted to hospital for the flu is 42 years...
 
Re: AU: Flu cases double, increase to 21,000

Swine flu returns as Australia suffers through severe flu season: experts

Tue 12 Aug 2014, 3:29pm

Australia has seen a resurgence of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, with the virus accounting for the majority of reported influenza cases this year, experts have said.

The Influenza Specialist Group (ISG), which monitors the spread of influenza, said there had been more than 21,000 reported cases of influenza so far this year, up from about 15,400 this time last year.

Almost three quarters of the reported influenza cases for 2014 were the H1N1 strain, sample figures from the World Health Organisation showed.

ISG chairman Dr Alan Hampson said the latest outbreak of swine flu was the main reason this year's flu season was so severe.

ABC News
 
Re: AU: Flu cases double, increase to 21,000

Some charts from the latest DOH Influenza Surveillance Report; Australian Influenza Surveillance Report No 03 - 19 July to 01 August 2014

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