Influenza surveillance in Australia

Authors

  • Kate Pennington Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Section, Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Department of Health, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Christina Bareja Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Section, Health Protection Policy Branch, Office of Health Protection, Department of Health, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Sheena G Sullivan WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Lucinda J Franklin Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Health Protection Branch, Regulation, Health Protection and Emergency Management Division, Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Jane Raupach Communicable Disease Control Branch, SA Department of Health and Ageing, Adelaide, South Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2016.40.30

Keywords:

influence surveillance, Australia

Abstract

This editorial highlights the various articles on influenza included in this issue of the journal.

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World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Influenza Situation Update. 2016. Accessed on 4 August 2016. Available from: http://www.wpro.who.int/emerging_diseases/Influenza/en/

Sullivan SG, Pennington K, Raupach J, Franklin LJ, Bareja C, de Kluyver R, et al. A Summary of Influenza Surveillance Systems in Australia, 2015. 2016. Accessed on 17 August 2016. Available from: http://www.health.gov.au/flureport#nat-scheme

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Published

01/09/16

How to Cite

Pennington, Kate, Christina Bareja, Sheena G Sullivan, Lucinda J Franklin, and Jane Raupach. 2016. “Influenza Surveillance in Australia”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 40 (September):315-16. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2016.40.30.

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