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Annual report of the National Influenza Surveillance Scheme, 2005.
Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report - 1 Jan 2006
Firestone Simon M, Barr Ian G, Roche Paul W, Walker John C
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Surveillance of influenza in Australia is based on laboratory isolation of influenza viruses, sentinel general-practitioner reports of influenza-like illness, and absenteeism data from a major national employer. In 2005, 4,575 cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza-like illness were reported, which was 115 per cent higher than in 2004. The influenza season started in the first week of June, with peak activity in...
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