An Outbreak of influenza B among workers on an oil rig

Authors

  • Fay Johnston Centre for Disease Control, PO Box 40596 Casuarina Northern Territory 0810
  • Vicki Krause Centre for Disease Control, PO Box 40596 Casuarina Northern Territory 0810
  • Nan Miller Centre for Disease Control, PO Box 40596 Casuarina Northern Territory 0810
  • Lyn Barclay Centre for Disease Control, PO Box 40596 Casuarina Northern Territory 0810

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1997.21.23

Keywords:

influenza B, outbreak, oil rig workers, influenza vaccination

Abstract

An outbreak of influenza B occurred in December 1996 on an oil rig in Darwin Harbour. The outbreak affected 56% of the workers on the rig. An outbreak in December is outside the usual Australian influenza season of June to September, but is consistent with other tropical regions, where outbreaks can occur throughout the year. Influenza vaccination could prevent similar outbreaks in confined workplaces. Comm Dis Intell 1997;21:106.

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References

Benenson AS, editor. Control of communicable diseases manual, 16th edition. Washington: American Public Health Association, 1995.

Nichol KL, Lind A, Margolis L et al. The effectiveness of vaccination against influenza in healthy working adults. N Engl J Med 1995;333:889-893.

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Published

16/04/97

How to Cite

Johnston, Fay, Vicki Krause, Nan Miller, and Lyn Barclay. 1997. “An Outbreak of Influenza B Among Workers on an Oil Rig”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 21 (April):106. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1997.21.23.

Issue

Vol. 21 (1997)

Section

Outbreak report

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