The initiative was developed by the western australian department of health to monitor vaccine safety. Who collaborating centers for influenza located in australia, china, japan, the united. As access to sources vary throughout the season, this report will draw on available information. An earlier version of the directorgenerals report was considered by the executive board at its. Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns. Influenza activity united states and worldwide, may. The california department of public health cdph influenza surveillance program cisp is a collaborative effort between cdph, the centers for disease control and prevention cdc, kaiser permanente, california local health jurisdictions and the participating california sentinel providers and sentinel laboratories. Influenza surveillance report influenza nsw health. Retrospective analysis of philippine influenza surveillance data from 2006 to 2012 was conducted to determine seasonality.
Jul 16, 2015 for countries with smaller populations, such as thailand and australia, detecting influenza activity yearround may be more difficult than in larger countries like the us. National influenza surveillance in the philippines from. Severity of the 2019 influenza season in australia a comparison. Australias national immunisation program nip provides free influenza vaccination for children at high risk of severe influenza. A weekly surveillance report prepared by the influenza division. A severe 2017 influenza season dominated by influenza ah3n2, victoria, australia surveillance report grant ka, a carville ks, a sullivan sg, b,c,d strachan j, e druce j a and fielding je a,f. This report relies on data supplied by sentinel surveillance sites, including hospital emergency departments ed, laboratories and physicians offices. National influenza surveillance in the philippines from 2006. The influenza surveillance summary report describes the results of the tracking done by the louisiana office of public health infectious disease epidemiology section idepi. Annual report 2017 pdf 610kb annual report 2016 pdf 527kb annual report 2015 pdf 837kb annual. These labs report weekly the number of respiratory specimens tested and the number positive for influenza types a and b to cdc. Influenza notification maps use nsw local health district boundaries and australian.
Respiratory presentations to nsw emergency departments increased or remained high in most nsw local health districts, and were within the. Influenza surveillance system is a collaboration between cdc and federal, state, local, and territorial partners and uses eight data sources, six of which operate yearround, to collect clinical and laboratory information on influenza. Intense interseasonal influenza outbreaks, australia, 201819. Vicspin report 08 pdf 629 kb vicspin report 07 pdf 620 kb vicspin report 06 pdf 600 kb vicspin report 05. Therefore, an increase in the number of testing specimens would likely improve influenza detection outside of influenza seasons kelly et al. The western australian vaccine safety surveillance system wavss is the central reporting service in wa for any significant adverse events following immunisation aefi. The australian influenza surveillance report and activity updates are compiled from a number of data sources, which are used to monitor. Influenza cases in queensland peak during winter each year, with the season usually occurring between may and october. For more information on influenza transmission zones, see the link below.
Influenza surveillance report friday, may 15, 2020 new study expands understanding of influenzaassociated complications friday, march 20, 2020 interim flu vaccine effectiveness estimates for the 201920 flu season show flu vaccines providing substantial protection, especially in children thursday, february 20, 2020. Hdohdocd influenza surveillance report page 1 hawaii state department of health disease outbreak control division influenzarespiratory disease surveillance report morbidity and mortality weekly report mmwr1 week 18. Attitudes about and access to influenza vaccination. Influenza virus a h10n7 in chickens and poultry abattoir. Regional reporting in some areas ceases when flu activity is low out of season. Influenza activity surveillance 2020 this report provides a summary of surveillance data collected from around australia and new zealand. Statewide weekly influenza surveillance report queensland. The influenza surveillance program in western australia, 2003 article pdf available in communicable diseases intelligence 282. Antigenic analysis of circulating influenza viruses in australia in 2019 shows that the influenza ah1n1pdm09 and influenza byamagatalineage viruses are well matched to. However, such testing is performed as needed and when sufficient resources are available because.
This will be the final australian influenza surveillance report for 2017, unless unusual activity becomes apparent over the summer months. Influenza surveillance report friday, may 15, 2020 new study expands understanding of influenza associated complications friday, march 20, 2020 interim flu vaccine effectiveness estimates for the 201920 flu season show flu vaccines providing substantial protection, especially in children thursday, february 20, 2020. Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which. After processing clinically normal birds from the farm, 7 abattoir workers reported conjunctivitis and minor upper respiratory tract symptoms. Australian influenza surveillance report and activity updates. This should assist who to report on novel virus infections of humans and. Australian influenza surveillance report no 12 23 september to 06 october 2019 word. Usually, these are small and diminish before the main influenza season begins. The australian influenza surveillance report and activity updates are. Annual report of the national influenza surveillance scheme, 2000.
Influenza vaccine efficacy, effectiveness and impact explained pdf. Genetically and antigenically diverse influenza ah3n2 and bvictoria virus. Immunocompromised patients are at risk for serious complications from seasonal influenza. The current influenza surveillance data should be interpreted with caution as the. Australian influenza surveillance report and activity updates 2019. Influenza surveillance reporting queensland health. Flu surveillance and research esrs multidisciplinary team of scientists work together to monitor flu trends, advise the health sector, and address critical questions regarding the epidemiology, costs, virology, and immunology of influenza and other respiratory viruses.
Queensland health produces a weekly surveillance report to provide a profile of influenza from a number of perspectives, including laboratory confirmed notifications and hospitalisations due to influenza. The reasons for this unusual event have yet to be fully elucidated but are likely to be a complex mix of climatic, virological and host immunityrelated factors. Australian influenza surveillance report 2017 influenza season in australia a. The influenza surveillance program in western australia, 2003. Building influenza surveillance pyramids in near real time. Data considerations for the aisr, 2018 pdf 170 kb data considerations for the aisr, 2018 word 497 kb. Sa health publishes annual reports on all notifiable conditions in south australia.
Flutracking, the australian online influenzalike illness surveillance system, was used to construct a surveillance pyramid in near real time for 20112012 participants and demonstrated a striking difference between years. Please note that many people do not get tested for influenza and that there may also be some delays in reporting confirmed. Oseltamivir resistance in adult oncology and hematology. During may 19september 28, 2019 surveillance weeks 29, public health laboratories in. Victorian infectious diseases reference laboratory.
Ecdc surveillance report influenza virus characterisation summary europe, november 2019 3. The proportion of all notifications this reporting fortnight reported as influenza b ranged across jurisdictions from 26% in wa to 66% in the act. The role of who and guidelines for national and regional planning geneva, switzerland april 1999 world health organization department of communicable disease surveillance and response this document has been downloaded from the whocsr web site. The major clinical and commercial laboratories throughout the state of hawaii have the testing capacity for non influenza respiratory pathogens and report these to hdoh. Influenza ah1n1pdm09 virus analyses since the october 2019 characterisation report, no ah1n1pdm09 viruses from eueea countries have been assessed.
Respiratory presentations to nsw emergency departments increased or remained high in most. Background interseasonal influenza outbreaks are not unusual in countries with temperate climates and welldefined influenza seasons. Iso weeks 141 31 december 2018 to october 2019 summary 2019 year to date ytd includes recent week commencing iso week 1 of the year week commencing 31 december 2018. Influenza activity in thailand and occurrence in different. The original cover pages and lists of participants are not included. The flutracking surveillance system has been incorporated into the weekly national australian influenza report since 2009 to 1 compare ili syndrome rates of vaccinated and unvaccinated participants to detect interpandemic and pandemic influenza and provide early confirmation of vaccine effectiveness or failure. Summary influenza activity continued to increase nationally this fortnight. Our surveillance systems help us to understand influenza activity, severity of the infection in individuals and impact of the illness on society in australia. Iowa influenza surveillance network iisn influenzalike illness ili and other respiratory viruses weekly activity report for the week ending march 23, 2019 week 12 all data presented in this report are provisional and may change as additional reports are received iowa influenza geographic spread. Reports on the incidence of notifiable conditions in south australia.
Some labs also report the influenza a subtype h1 or h3 and influenza b lineage victoria or yamagata. Australian influenza surveillance report 1 to 14 august 2015. Review of the pandemic influenza preparedness framework. Western australian vaccine safety surveillance wavss the western australian vaccine safety surveillance system wavss is the central reporting service in wa for any significant adverse events following immunisation aefi the initiative was developed by the western australian department of health to monitor vaccine safety. The study we report below involved interviews conducted in 2017 when only western australia wa funded seasonal influenza vaccination for all children aged between six months and five years. Please also note that due to the complexity of these reports they are only presented in pdf format.
Dec 19, 2016 the purpose of this article is to report the results of philippine national influenza surveillance from 2006 to 2012, particularly on the establishment of seasonal and alert thresholds, and average epidemic curve according to methods in the who manual, define the seasonality of influenza, and describe the circulating influenza strains. The unusually large interseasonal influenza outbreaks in 201819 followed a mild 2018 influenza season and resulted in a very early start to the 2019 influenza season across australia. The results of routine influenza surveillance in regions in the philippines from 2006 to 2012 are presented, describing the annual seasonal epidemics of confirmed influenza virus infection, seasonal and alert thresholds, epidemic curve, and circulating influenza strains. This group of patients has also been disproportionately represented among those with severe infections from influenza a pandemic h1n1 2009, comprising 3. Sentinel influenza surveillance influenza surveillance reports 2020. Because denominator data is provided, the weekly percentage of. Influenza update 367 11 may 2020 update number 367, based on data up to 26 april 2020. Data considerations for the australian influenza surveillance report, 2018 the information in this report is reliant on the surveillance sources available to the department of health. A severe 2017 influenza season dominated by influenza ah3n2, victoria, australia surveillance report grant ka, a carville ks, a sullivan sg, b,c,d strachan j, e druce j a and fielding je a,f a victorian infectious diseases reference laboratory, melbourne, australia. Notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza, australia, 1 january 20 to october 2017, by month and week of diagnosis.
May 20 to may 26, 2019 key points influenza activity continued to be high across all nsw local health districts, consistent with the annual influenza season. However, the 201819 summerautumn interseasonal influenza period in australia saw unprecedented large and widespread influenza outbreaks. The aisr aims to increase awareness of influenza activity in australia by providing an analysis of the various surveillance data sources throughout. A timely measure of circulating influenza virus severity has been elusive. Flu reports california department of public health. Additionally, considerable achievements have been made in influenza prevention, control and preparedness. Pandemic influenza preparedness framework report by the directorgeneral 1. Annual report of the national influenza surveillance scheme, 2000 article pdf available in communicable diseases intelligence 253. Geographic spread of influenza activity in australia.
In march 2010, an outbreak of low pathogenicity avian influenza a h10n7 occurred on a chicken farm in australia. Pdf the influenza surveillance program in western australia. Australia s national immunisation program nip provides free influenza vaccination for children at high risk of severe influenza. Because denominator data is provided, the weekly percentage of specimens testing positive for. Influenza virus a subtype h10 infection was detected in 2 workers. May 15, 2020 volume 2020 18 hdohdocd influenza surveillance report page 5 b. Australian influenza surveillance report no 12 23 september to 06 october 2019 pdf. This report relies on data supplied by sentinel surveillance sites, including hospital emergency department ed, laboratories and physicians offices. Children not within these categories could receive the vaccine with the provision of a script from a medical professional such as general practitioner.
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