here is a link to an outbreak from Queensland Health with information on flu outbreaks across the state. It covers both seasonal and swine flu outbreaks since the beginning of this year.
This is the first time i have been able to publicly access this document. I will continue to check for updates like this over coming months.
As we in Queensland are being constantly reminded now - three more weeks til the expected "seasonal" flu peak would normally hit......
Influenza in Queensland 2009
Key Points from the report:
Laboratory confirmed influenza (total)
Laboratory testing profile (Pathology Queensland)
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 notifications
Hospitalisations related to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Queensland
The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
Flu Tracking
This is the first time i have been able to publicly access this document. I will continue to check for updates like this over coming months.
As we in Queensland are being constantly reminded now - three more weeks til the expected "seasonal" flu peak would normally hit......
Influenza in Queensland 2009
Key Points from the report:
Laboratory confirmed influenza (total)
- Year to date,12087 cases of have been notified to the Queensland Health Notifiable Conditions Register (NOCS) (see Table 1 & Figure 1)
- The peak age-group for both Swine flu and non-Swine flu is 10-19 years (Figure 2
Laboratory testing profile (Pathology Queensland)
- Test requests have continued to rise despite the change to testing policy.
- During weeks 28 to 30, 30% ? 50% of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 tests have been positive (Figure 3)
- The ratio of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 to all other influenza positive results has ranged from 3.5 to 5.0 during weeks 28 to 30 (Figure 4)
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 notifications
- The percentage of weekly notifications attributable to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has been sharply rising in recent weeks reaching 85% in week 28 (Figure 5). Further data will be required to determine whether the rising trend is sustained
- Notifications of influenza A by subtype and strain are summarised in Table 2.
- The peak age group was 10 ? 19 years for both indigenous (31.9%) and non?indigenous (37.6%) cases. See Table 3 and Figure 6 for further detail
Hospitalisations related to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Queensland
- Figure 7 summarises hospital admission data by date of admission
- Figure 8 provides a profile of hospital bed occupancy by date.
- NB the surveillance systems from which data are obtained are still evolving. Very recent data may not be accurate
The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network (ASPREN)
- A small number of Queensland GPs contribute data on consultations related to Influenza Like Illness (ILI) to this national system which is co-ordinated by Discipline 4 of 14 of General Practice at the University of Adelaide and The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Table 4 and Figure 9 summarise YTD ILI presentations by 1000 consultations. A steadily rising trend is apparent from week 20.
Flu Tracking
- FluTracking is a pilot online health surveillance system to detect epidemics of influenza which is a joint initiative of The University of Newcastle, Hunter New England (NSW Health) and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
- Participation is voluntary and involves the completion of a weekly online survey during the influenza season.
- Data are collected on basic demographics, symptoms of ILI and absenteeism.
- Figure 10 summarises data to week 29 for Queensland Participants
