Fielding, J.Miller, E.Adams, J.Hawking, B.Grant, K.Kelly, H.2013-04-052013-04-052007Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 2007; 31(1):100-1061447-45142209-6051http://hdl.handle.net/2440/76492The Victorian influenza season in 2006 remained within normal seasonal activity thresholds and was relatively mild compared with recent years. The season peaked in mid-August, with influenza-like illness (ILI) rates from general practitioner sentinel surveillance and the Melbourne Medical Locum Service (MMLS), and cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza notified to the Department of Human Services, reaching their zeniths within one week of each other. A total of 74 general practitioners (GPs) participated in the sentinel surveillance in 2006, reporting a total of 136,732 consultations during the surveillance period from May to September inclusive. Participating GPs reported a total of 765 patients with an ILI; an average ILI rate of 5.6 cases per 1,000 consultations. The average ILI rate from the MMLS in the same period was 8.5 cases per 1,000 call-outs. Eighty-two per cent of laboratory-confirmed influenza notifications during the surveillance period were type A; the remainder were type B. Typing indicated circulation of two predominant strains during the season: A/Wisconsin/67/2005(H3N2)-like virus and B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like virus. The influenza vaccine for 2006 contained A/New Caledonia/20/99(H1N1)-like virus, A/California/7/2004(H3N2)-like virus and B/Malaysia/2506/2004-like virus. Commun Dis Intell 2007;31:100–106.enCopyright status unknownsurveillanceepidemiologyinfluenzaJournal article002012382110.33321/cdi.2007.31.52-s2.0-3425067978922077Miller, E. [0000-0002-6373-5720]