Annual report of the National Influenza Surveillance Scheme, 2000

Authors

  • Paul Roche Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Branch, Population Health Division, Department of Health and Aged Care, GPO Box 9848 (MDP 6), Canberra, ACT
  • Jenean Spencer Surveillance Section, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Branch, Population Health Division, Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, ACT.
  • Angela Merianos Surveillance Section, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Health Branch, Population Health Division, Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, ACT.
  • Alan Hampson WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Parkville, Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.22

Keywords:

influence surveillance, influenza, surveillance, vaccine, general practice, strains

Abstract

Surveillance of influenza in Australia in 2000 was based on data from national and state-based sentinel general practice consultations for influenza-like illness, laboratory isolations of influenza virus and absenteeism rates from a national employer. The peak in influenza cases was in mid-September. Influenza A was the dominant strain, with the highest proportion being influenza A (H3N2), but with a significant proportion of isolates of influenza A (H1N1) (16%) for the first time since 1995. The influenza A (H3N2) isolates were predominantly related to A/Moscow/10/99 and vaccine strain A/Panama/2007/99. Influenza A (H1N1) was predominantly A/New Caledonia/20/99. The proportion of Influenza B viruses isolated also increased in keeping with a three-yearly cycle of influenza B epidemics in Australia. influenza B isolates showed a progressive drift away from the B/Beijing/184/93 strain with the majority closely related to the B/Sichuan/379/99 strain. In 2000, influenza vaccination levels reached 74 per cent in persons aged over 65 years. Commun Dis Intell 2001;25:107-112.

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Published

31/08/01

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Roche, Paul, Jenean Spencer, Angela Merianos, and Alan Hampson. 2001. “Annual Report of the National Influenza Surveillance Scheme, 2000”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 25 (August):107-12. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2001.25.22.

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Vol. 25 (2001)

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Annual report

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