Severe Seasonal Flu in Australia And Health Infrastructure In The US |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 10:33 am |
| Tags: australia, seasonal flu, influenza, health infrastructure |
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Did you know that there's a flu outbreak in Australia that's tying up their medical system in knots? And that six kids and nine adults have died? That's what happens in a bad flu season. The figures, provided by the federal Department of Health and Ageing today, are believed to be just a fraction of actual flu infections, but they give the best seasonal comparison. They offer official confirmation that the nation is in the grip of its worst influenza season in many years, with nine lives lost so far. Six children from four states have died from one of two virulent strains of influenza A virus, H3N2 or H1N1. Three adults – a 37-year-old Queensland man, a 48-year-old woman from South Australia and a 33-year-old Queensland mother-of-two – have also died after suffering flu-like symptoms. Severe flu seasons can be as bad or worse than a mild pandemic. Here's a post from our colleague Revere, one of the epidemiologists at Effect Measure, the pogressive public health [ Full article ] |
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