PRO/EDR> Influenza (43): Australia (QL), seasonal, influenza B, alert

Influenza — Australia
The latest Queensland Health figures show there have been more than 12 000 confirmed cases this year up until [16 Aug 2015].
Almost half of those were diagnosed between [1 and 16 Aug 2015] and 92 people were hospitalised. The AMAQ’s Dr Wayne Herdy said this year’s flu season was shaping up to be the worst in decades.
“I think that we’re right at the very beginning of what’s shaping up to be a fairly significant influenza B epidemic,” he said. “I’ve been on the Sunshine Coast for 23 years