The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

With symptoms being similar to COVID-19, people are becoming increasingly confused

Victoria has extended its free influenza vaccine program until July 10, as the state faces its most aggressive flu season since the start of the COVID pandemic.

If you've been struck by influenza this winter and suffered the resulting sinusitis , you need to get yourself a nasal rinse stat.

Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused by the pneumococcal bacterium among those made susceptible to bacterial infection by influenza than by the flu itself.

A poultry company is fined over a biosecurity breach that led to thousands of turkeys being euthanased.

Restrictions have eased, international borders are open and influenza is back in Australia after a two-year absence.

Datablog: experts say an increase in testing means high cases have not translated into high hospitalisations

All poultry on the premises have been humanely culled.

Canberra flu cases in children has increased rapidly in the last month.

South Australia's largest COVID drive-through site will make way for the Adelaide 500 as more vulnerable people will be able to test for different viruses at once.

A child under the age of three is one of six COVID-related deaths reported in SA today, as the state also grapples with a sharp surge in influenza cases.