Epidemiology of 2017 influenza outbreaks in nine Australian Aged care facilities

The 2017 A/H3N2 influenza season was the most severe season since the 2009 influenza pandemic. There were over 591 influenza outbreaks in institutions across the state of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia.

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