Flu season 2024

Flu season 2024:
– So far this year, there have been 30,457 notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza reported to the NNDSS in the year to 3 April: ACT 420; NSW 12,382; NT 271; QLD 8,305; SA 1,747; TAS 219; VIC 5,367; WA 1,746 (ref 1)
– compared to previous years, there has been a high number of lab-confirmed influenza cases reported in January, February and March 2024. (ref 1)
– Latest statistics from quarter 1 of 2024 show an increase by 29% in laboratory-confirmed cases of Influenza in Australia, compared to the same period in 2023. (ref 2)
– as of 18 March 2024, national influenza statistics suggest we could be facing our second consecutive early influenza season. The Immunisation Coalition urges all Australians that now is the best time to get your influenza vaccination in preparation for the upcoming influenza season.(ref 2)

Note: cumulative notfications can be accessed live at: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/. As of 9/04/2024, there were 33,313 cases of influenza notified. the dashboard also provides age-specific numbers. Of these 33K cases, 9,165 (27.5%) were in children aged under 15. So far, children 0-9 are the age groups with the highest number of notifications. (ref 3)

Categories: Flu
Author: Agnes
Entry Date: 9/4/2024
Source 1 Name: Immunisation coalition.Influenza Statistics [Internet]. Accessed 5/04/2024
Source 1 URL: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/news-data/influenza-statistics/
Source 2 Name: Immunisation coalation. Now is the time for your influenza vaccination - Act today [Internet]. Accessed 5/04/2024.
Source 2 URL: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/now-is-the-time-for-your-influenza-vaccination-act-today/
Source 3 Name: Department of Health and Aged Care. National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. National Communicable Disease Surveillance dashboard. Accessed 9/04/2024.
Source 3 URL: https://nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/
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