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"Overview

  • There were 912 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza during the 2017/2018 season. Of these cases, there were 342 hospitalizations, 65 ICU admissions and 39 influenza-related deaths. This season peaked later compared to the 5-year average (Figure 1).
  • Influenza A and B circulated across all regional health authorities this season, with both types contributing fairly equally to the burden (Figure 2).
  • The number of hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths reported this season was the highest since the start of the influenza surveillance system in Newfoundland and Labrador..." - Seasonal Influenza Summary 2017-2018

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Monitoring and Surveillance,Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance,Provincial and Territorial Surveillance,Communicable Diseases,Vaccine Preventable Diseases,Influenza Monitoring and Surveillance
Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance
Provincial and Territorial Surveillance
Communicable Diseases
Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Influenza

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