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Brisbane Flu
Planning our second trip to OZ and read in the British media about a massive
Flu outbreak over there. Is it over yet? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-hundreds.html Derek. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Brisbane Flu
"DerekF" wrote in message ... Planning our second trip to OZ and read in the British media about a massive Flu outbreak over there. Is it over yet? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-hundreds.html Derek. Derek, that is one of the most alarmist articles I've read in a very long time. What it doesn't mention is the most of the deaths were elderly patients who are at risk from influenza regardless of the strain. The flu season wasn't anywhere near as bad this winter and it's basically over now the weather is getting (very) warm. So if you're coming here before our winter 09, the worst you're likely to get is bad sunburn. Happy planning and have a great trip. Mel |
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"Mel" wrote in message ... "DerekF" wrote in message ... Planning our second trip to OZ and read in the British media about a massive Flu outbreak over there. Is it over yet? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-hundreds.html Derek. Derek, that is one of the most alarmist articles I've read in a very long time. What it doesn't mention is the most of the deaths were elderly patients who are at risk from influenza regardless of the strain. The flu season wasn't anywhere near as bad this winter and it's basically over now the weather is getting (very) warm. So if you're coming here before our winter 09, the worst you're likely to get is bad sunburn. Happy planning and have a great trip. Mel We are having our annual flu jabs on Monday:-) So roll on OZ. Three Aussies have already put a denial under the article. I used to work for a company that employed a lot of young Aussies and Kiwis. They and their friends all seemed to get Flu when over here.Guess the damp London air weakened their resistance or else they just took a lot of Sickies.Backpackers are always reporting it as laying Dormfulls low when they are over here. Derek. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Brisbane Flu
"DerekF" wrote in message ... We are having our annual flu jabs on Monday:-) So roll on OZ. Could it be that the flu jabs you will receive (wherever you are) are against different strains of flu than the ones running around Oz at the moment? |
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Brisbane Flu
That won't matter at all - since in fact there is no flu epidemic in
Australia at the moment. The 'Brisbane' strain mentioned in the Mail article was a problem in calendar 2007. There was just the usual minor flu increase in the just finished 2008 winter (and flu season). It's 34C in Sydney today. Summer comes hard and early in Australia. Just be sure you have your SPF 15+ sunscreen. "Gerrit" wrote in message ... "DerekF" wrote in message ... We are having our annual flu jabs on Monday:-) So roll on OZ. Could it be that the flu jabs you will receive (wherever you are) are against different strains of flu than the ones running around Oz at the moment? |
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Brisbane Flu
On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:18:59 +1000, " A Mate"
wrote: That won't matter at all - since in fact there is no flu epidemic in Australia at the moment. The 'Brisbane' strain mentioned in the Mail article was a problem in calendar 2007. There was just the usual minor flu increase in the just finished 2008 winter (and flu season). It's 34C in Sydney today. Summer comes hard and early in Australia. Just be sure you have your SPF 15+ sunscreen. Agreed, but make that 30+:-) Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: Two Indian Hotels: to Sleep, Perchance... |
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With my skin I need 50+
It was 37C when we were in Adelaide last March. The Round the World temperatures published in today's paper was, Sydney, Fair 23C. Must have hotted up in the afternoon. Derek. " A Mate" wrote in message u... That won't matter at all - since in fact there is no flu epidemic in Australia at the moment. The 'Brisbane' strain mentioned in the Mail article was a problem in calendar 2007. There was just the usual minor flu increase in the just finished 2008 winter (and flu season). It's 34C in Sydney today. Summer comes hard and early in Australia. Just be sure you have your SPF 15+ sunscreen. "Gerrit" wrote in message ... "DerekF" wrote in message ... We are having our annual flu jabs on Monday:-) So roll on OZ. Could it be that the flu jabs you will receive (wherever you are) are against different strains of flu than the ones running around Oz at the moment? Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Brisbane Flu
"Gerrit" wrote in message ... "DerekF" wrote in message ... We are having our annual flu jabs on Monday:-) So roll on OZ. Could it be that the flu jabs you will receive (wherever you are) are against different strains of flu than the ones running around Oz at the moment? We are in England. No, they are up to date for the last two Brisbane strains. Derek. Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Brisbane Flu
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:58:56 +0100, "DerekF"
wrote: Planning our second trip to OZ and read in the British media about a massive Flu outbreak over there. Is it over yet? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-hundreds.html Derek. Hogwash alarmism. First I've heard of it. I live a little over 100km from Brisbane and visit the city every couple of months. My brother lives in the Brisbane suburbs. There has been no more comment on flu in the Courier Mail or the Gold Coast Bulletin than during any other winter; nor has there been any significant change in the normal run of coughs, colds and flu of those I know. The only cold I've had myself this year was picked up in Jordan, I got over it in Egypt and got a second lot of sniffles in snowy London in early April. But nary a sign of a sniffle back here. Cheers, Alan, Australia -- http://loraltravel.blogspot.com Latest: Two Indian Hotels: to Sleep, Perchance... |
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I work in the central business district of Brisbane in a university so I
have lots of opportunities to get infected from all those passing people (and their kangaroos). I've been observing my colleagues and our students dropping like flies from the flu in their hundreds every day. We've had to bring in special squads to dispose of the bodies, specially trained kangaroo body-retrieval squads! :-) Seriously we haven't had a bad year for flu this year. Last year (2007) was a bad year for flu but even so I think "hundreds" dead would be a gross exaggeration. Individual deaths made headlines so while there were deaths, they were still at quite low levels in absolute terms. A search of our local Australian newspapers revealed the last article that mentions H3N2 says http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...53-661,00.html and even that wasn't in a Brisbane newspaper. The last reference to H3N2 in a Brisbane newspaper was before our winter commenced: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...003402,00.html I think the fact that there was no need to mention H3N2 through the winter rather supports my impression that it wasn't a bad year for flu at all. Nor do I believe that H3N2 had any particular connection in Brisbane. It didn't start here. It wasn't particularly worse here than anywhere else. I think you are just seeing sensationalistic journalism at its worst. In any case, we are now in spring not winter. Temperatures are already over 30 degrees C on some days so the flu season (such as it wasn't) is now well and truly over. So come on down ... Kerry |
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