2009 swine flu pandemic in Australia

2009 Human Swine Influenza pandemic in Australia caused by the H1N1 influenza virus 2009 flu pandemic by country 2009 flu pandemic timeline 2009 flu pandemic summary 2009 flu pandemic March 2020 2009 swine flu pandemic in Australia H1N1 Australia Type Map.svg #000000 Deaths#FF0000 Confirmed cases H1N1 Australia Confirmed Map.svg #550000 5000+ confirmed casesdarkred 500+ Confirmed cases#CC3300 50+ Confirmed cases#FF6666 5+ Confirmed cases#FF9999 1+ Confirmed cases H1N1 Australia Death Map.svg #e0e0e0 1+ deaths#c0c0c0 5+ deaths#a0a0a0 20+ deaths Influenza A H1N1 2009 swine flu pandemic evolution in Australia #CC0000 500+ Confirmed cases#CC3300 50+ Confirmed cases#FF6666 5+ Confirmed cases#FF9999 1+ Confirmed cases#FF9900 Suspected cases only#B9B9B9 None H1N1 Influenza (Human Swine Influenza) H1N1 27 April 2009 Thought to be Central Mexico 191 37,537 n/a + Cases by regionLast update: December 2009 Sub-division Cases Deaths Laboratory confirmed Suspected‡ Totals37,537http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-ozflu-no32-09.htm Australian influenza report 2009–12 – 18 December 2009 (#32/09) Department of Health 18 December 2009 25 August 2016n/a 191Australian Capital Territory939http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=&did=11044035 Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 29 September 2009 2 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091013031644/http://health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=&did=11044035 13 October 2009 deadn/an/aNew South Wales5,078http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/2009/20090903_00.html Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Update 3 September 2009 3 September 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090904230847/http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/2009/20090903_00.html 4 September 2009 n/an/aNorthern Territory1,456http://www.health.nt.gov.au/H1N1_Influenza/index.aspx H1N1 Influenza – Human Swine Flu Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Families 25 September 2009 27 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091012165112/http://www.health.nt.gov.au/H1N1_Influenza/index.aspx 12 October 2009 dead n/an/aQueensland11,528http://www.health.qld.gov.au/swineflu/documents/flu_qld_week_21092009.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130523195843/http://www.health.qld.gov.au/swineflu/documents/flu_qld_week_21092009.pdf 23 May 2013 Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Pandemic in Queensland 2009 weekly report 38 table 1 21 September 2009 27 September 2009 dead dmy-all n/an/aSouth Australia8,944http://www.flu.sa.gov.au/ Stopping the spread of Flu starts here 29 September 2009 2 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090929163748/http://flu.sa.gov.au/ 29 September 2009 deadn/an/aTasmania3,204n/an/aVictoria3,058http://humanswineflu.health.vic.gov.au/ H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) 30 September 2009 2 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007035154/http://humanswineflu.health.vic.gov.au/ 7 October 2009 dead dmy-alln/an/aWestern Australia4,499http://www.health.wa.gov.au/swine_flu/home/ Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – Human Swine Flu 2 October 2008 29 September 2008 Government of Western Australian/an/a Australia had 37,537 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza 2009 (Human Swine Influenza) and 191 deaths reported by Department of Health but only 77 deaths reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1CFA8B66386B6C04CA2579C6000F7030?opendocument Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018-02-15 20 March 2012 The actual numbers are much larger, as only serious cases warranted being tested and treated at the time. Suspected cases have not been reported by the Department of Health and Ageing since 18 May 2009 because they were changing too quickly to report.Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia) 27 May 2009 Press conference http://ten.com.au/video-player.htm?vxSiteId=cb519624-44a2-4bf7-808b-3514d34e96e4&vxChannel=NEWS&vxClipId=1427_news-roxon-270509&vxBitrate=300&CMP=LEC-DANCEgetVideoLink Television production Network Ten Australia 27 May 2009 2:55 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619174034/http://ten.com.au/video-player.htm?vxSiteId=cb519624-44a2-4bf7-808b-3514d34e96e4&vxChannel=NEWS&vxClipId=1427_news-roxon-270509&vxBitrate=300&CMP=LEC-DANCEgetVideoLink 19 June 2009 live Sources say that as many as 1600 Australians may have actually died as a result of this virus.Dawood FS Iuliano AD Reed C Meltzer MI Shay DK Cheng PY Bandaranayake D Breiman RF Brooks WA Buchy P Feikin DR Fowler KB Gordon A Hien NT Horby P Huang QS Katz MA Krishnan A Lal R Montgomery JM Mølbak K Pebody R Presanis AM Razuri H Steens A Tinoco YO Wallinga J Yu H Vong S Bresee J Widdowson MA Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study The Lancet. Infectious Diseases September 2012 12 9 687–95 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70121-4 22738893 https://zenodo.org/record/1260250Swine flu death toll may be revised up http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/swine-flu-death-toll-might-be-revised-up/story-fn59nokw-1226409559471 The AustralianOctober 2026 medicmedic On 23 May 2009 the federal government classified the outbreak as CONTAIN phase except in Victoria where it was escalated to the SUSTAIN phase on 3 June 2009.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25581118-2702,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090620031038/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25581118-2702%2C00.html dead 20 June 2009 Victoria raises swine flu risk alert to sustain 3 June 2009 6 June 2009 The Australian Siobhain Ryan This gave government authorities permission to close schools in order to slow the spread of the disease.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/23/2579007.htm Rudd defends swine flu threat upgrade 23 May 2009 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527085158/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/23/2579007.htm 27 May 2009 dead On 17 June 2009 the Department of Health and Ageing introduced a new phase called PROTECT. This modified the response to focus on people with high risk of complications from the disease. Testing at airports was discontinued. The national stockpile of antiviral drugs were no longer made available to people with the flu unless there were more than mild symptoms or a high risk of dying.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/resources/$File/090617%20protect%20media%20release%20FINAL.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110107015048/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/resources/$File/090617%20protect%20media%20release%20FINAL.pdf 7 January 2011 New Pandemic Phase Protect Nicola Roxon 17 June 2009 live dmy Nicola Roxon Context There are on average 2,500–3,000 deaths every year as a result of seasonal influenza in Australia. An estimated 1 billion are infected seasonally throughout the world. By 18 December 2009 in Australia, 37,537 swine flu tests yielded positive results and the confirmed death toll of people infected with swine flu was 191. Epidemiology The first case of swine flu in Australia was reported on 9 May 2009 in a 33-year-old woman from Queensland when she touched down from a flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane. Although it was confirmed to be not infectious (coming out as a "weak but positive result"), family members and people who were sitting close to her during the flight were contacted and urged to seek immediate medical attention if they began to show flu-like symptoms.First confirmed case of swine flu in Australia news.com.au 9 May 2009 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25452286-5018988,00.html 9 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511005950/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C27574%2C25452286-5018988%2C00.html 11 May 2009 dead On 24 May Queensland confirmed its second case.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/24/2579412.htm Australia confirms 17th case of swine flu 24 May 2009 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527003346/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/24/2579412.htm 27 May 2009 dead 41 deaths were recorded in Queensland. The first person to die in Queensland was a 38-year-old woman on 15 July at the Mater Hospital Pimlico.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-150709 More deaths in Australia Department of Health and Ageing 15 July 2009 15 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090715203405/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-150709 15 July 2009 dead Reported cases by state and territory Victoria In Victoria 2,440 cases were reported, including 24 deaths. An 11-year-old boy, and later his 2 brothers, were confirmed on 20 May to carry the virus.http://www.theage.com.au/national/swine-flu-three-brothers-test-positive-20090520-bf2q.html Swine flu: Three brothers test positive 20 May 2009 The Age Melbourne 20 May 2009 Mex Cooper Nick Miller https://web.archive.org/web/20090521194018/http://www.theage.com.au/national/swine-flu-three-brothers-test-positive-20090520-bf2q.html 21 May 2009 live Victorian health authorities closed Clifton Hill Primary School for two days on 21 May, initially, after the three brothers returned to the school from a trip to Disneyland. Swine flu outbreak closes school smh.com.au 21 May 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/swine-flu-outbreak-closes-school-20090521-bfyw.html 21 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090523210800/http://www.smh.com.au/national/swine-flu-outbreak-closes-school-20090521-bfyw.html 23 May 2009 live Another case delayed the reopening of the school until Thursday 28 May 2009.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/23/2579053.htm Classmates treated as swine flu spreads 23 May 2009 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530000337/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/23/2579053.htm 30 May 2009 dead http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/28/2582786.htm School re-opens after swine flu outbreak 28 May 2009 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531074348/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/28/2582786.htm 31 May 2009 dead On 23 May about 22 year-nine students of Mill Park Secondary College were given anti-viral Tamiflu after one of their classmates was diagnosed with swine flu. The same situation happened for students in year nine at the University High School in Parkville and also for the Melton campus of Mowbray College after a year 10 student contracted the virus . A 35-year-old man from Colac died on 20 June 2009 at Maroondah Hospital after going to Colac Hospital the previous day.Second H1N1 Influenza 09 related death – Victoria Department of Health and Ageing http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-230609-3 23 June 2009 23 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624225653/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-230609-3 24 June 2009 dead On 23 June 2009, the second swine flu related death in Victoria was reported, that of a 50-year-old woman at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.Second death in Victoria Department of Health and Ageing http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-240609 24 June 2009 24 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624225627/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-240609 24 June 2009 dead A third death was reported on 25 June.Fourth swine flu victim dies Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609753.htm?site=news https://web.archive.org/web/20121109172258/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/26/2609753.htm?site=news dead 9 November 2012 26 June 2009 26 June 2009 Two more deaths were reported on the weekend of 27 and 28 June.Two more H1N1 Influenza 09 deaths in Victoria, brings national total to seven Department of Health and Ageing http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-290609 24 June 2009 24 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701200242/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-290609 1 July 2009 dead Two more deaths were reported on 1 July, which included a 3-year-old.Two further deaths in Victoria Department of Health and Ageing http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-081 1 July 2009 1 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701200316/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-081 1 July 2009 dead Four more deaths were recorded on 8 July.Victoria records 4 more swine flu deaths Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/08/2620387.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090709165425/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/08/2620387.htm dead 9 July 2009 8 July 2009 8 July 2009 New South Wales In New South Wales 51 deaths were recorded. The first confirmed death in New South Wales occurred on 29 Junehttp://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-020709 First NSW death Department of Health and Ageing 2 July 2009 2 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090703131404/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-020709 3 July 2009 dead and a second man died on 3 July.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-050709 Second death in NSW Department of Health and Ageing 5 July 2009 6 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708211927/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-050709 8 July 2009 dead South Australia South Australia recorded 28 deaths, plus a 'clinical positive' where the test was inconclusive and, after swine-flu-like symptoms were reported, Tamiflu was administered, thus making a future positive confirmation unlikely.http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/817351/sa-boy-clinical-positive-to-swine-flu SA boy 'clinical positive' to swine flu AAP 24 May 2009 9 News ninemsn.com.au 24 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527111013/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/817351/sa-boy-clinical-positive-to-swine-flu 27 May 2009 dead dmy-all Adelaide high schools Eynesbury Senior College and Blackfriars Priory School closed for a week.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/22/2577717.htm 10th swine flu case confirmed ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090525095457/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/22/2577717.htm 25 May 2009 dead 21 May 2009 The first confirmed death from swine flu in South Australia was a 26-year-old Aboriginal man from Kiwirrkurra Community in the Western Desert of Western Australia who died in Royal Adelaide Hospital on 19 June. Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory recorded 2 deaths and confirmed 920 cases by 28 August 2009. Two of the earliest casualties contracted the disease while on the Pacific Dawn cruise ship.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/28/2582774.htm More swine flu cases inevitable: Gallagher ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531064928/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/28/2582774.htm 31 May 2009 dead 27 May 2009 The first death in the ACT occurred on 28 July 2009.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-010809 First Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza related death in the ACT Department of Health and Ageing 1 August 2009 1 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090806001550/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-010809 6 August 2009 dead Western Australia There were 27 confirmed deaths in Western Australia. On 26 June 2009, a 26-year-old woman was the first person to die in the state. A 26-year-old Western Australian man died in Adelaide on 19 June. Tasmania Tasmania recorded seven deaths.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/03/2587924.htm 40 per cent of Tasmanians predicted to contract swine flu ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3 June 2009 3 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614095805/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/03/2587924.htm 14 June 2009 dead The first person to die in Tasmania was an 85-year-old woman who died in Royal Hobart Hospital on 5 July.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-070709 First death in Tasmania Department of Health and Ageing 7 July 2009 7 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708212007/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-070709 8 July 2009 dead Northern Territory The Northern Territory confirmed the first infection of a person on 30 May 2009.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/31/2585459.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090827103848/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/31/2585459.htm dead 27 August 2009 NT records first swine flu case ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 31 May 2009 31 May 2009 By this time, six people in the territory had died. The first person in the Territory to die from the epidemic was a man in his early 50s who died at the Royal Darwin Hospital on 6 July.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-060709 First Northern Territory death Department of Health and Ageing 6 July 2009 6 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708211914/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/news-060709 8 July 2009 dead Overseas cases The swine flu also affected some Australians internationally: 3 Australians in London had confirmed cases of swine flu.http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/third-aussie-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-in-london-report-20090504-arnj.html?page=-1 Third Aussie tests positive for swine flu in London: report AAP 4 May 2009 SMH Fairfax 25 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505004318/http://www.smh.com.au/world/science/third-aussie-tests-positive-for-swine-flu-in-london-report-20090504-arnj.html?page=-1 5 May 2009 livehttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25417418-601,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090503033130/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25417418-601%2C00.html dead 3 May 2009 Two Australians test positive for swine flu in London AAP 2 May 2009 The Australian News Limited 25 May 2009 Australians in quarantine:Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing (Australia) 27 May 2009 Press conference http://ten.com.au/video-player.htm?vxSiteId=cb519624-44a2-4bf7-808b-3514d34e96e4&vxChannel=NEWS&vxClipId=1427_news-roxon-270509&vxBitrate=300&CMP=LEC-DANCEgetVideoLink Television production Network Ten Australia 27 May 2009 8:50 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619174034/http://ten.com.au/video-player.htm?vxSiteId=cb519624-44a2-4bf7-808b-3514d34e96e4&vxChannel=NEWS&vxClipId=1427_news-roxon-270509&vxBitrate=300&CMP=LEC-DANCEgetVideoLink 19 June 2009 live 7 in South Korea 7 in China including 1 confirmed case 1 confirmed case in Taiwan recovered and released 2, a mother and child, in the Philippines 1 confirmed case of a 12-year-old boy in Singapore who began showing symptoms while on a flight from Sydney Containment and control Preparations In 2008, the Australian government prepared for a possible flu pandemic by creating the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI). When the outbreak hit its peak in 2009, this plan went into action.Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2022/05/australian-health-management-plan-for-pandemic-influenza-ahmppi.pdf 10 August 2024 8 The plan followed six steps: ALERT: Before the pandemic even began, the country was following ALERT protocol. This entailed watching out for a possible pandemic. DELAY: Activated 28 April 2009 with the goal to prevent the virus from coming into Australia for as long as possible. CONTAIN: Activated on 22 May 2009 after several cases of H1N1 flu were reported in various states of Australia. This phase of the plan aimed to contain the spread of the flu by encouraging those who were sick to stay home, quarantine, and isolate themselves. This also gave authorities in all states the option to close schools if students were at risk. All states and territories ordered students returning from countries where flu was widespread (Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama and United States) not to return to school for a week after entering Australia.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australian-swine-flu-cases-rise-to-31-20090526-bkz2.html Australian swine flu cases rise to 31 26 May 2009 Sydney Morning Herald 26 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619141809/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australian-swine-flu-cases-rise-to-31-20090526-bkz2.html 19 June 2009 live States outside Victoria decided to prevent students returning to school for a week if they had visited Victoria.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25584064-2702,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090606195627/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25584064-2702%2C00.html dead 6 June 2009 Victoria placed on swine flu blacklist 4 June 2009 4 June 2009 The Australian Siobhain Ryan SUSTAIN: On 3 June 2009, the state of Victoria escalated from CONTAIN to SUSTAIN. The SUSTAIN phase in Victoria meant that less effort was given to tracing and testing, as there would have been insufficient resources available to do this. Antiviral drugs in this phase were only available to confirmed cases or their immediate contacts. CONTROL RECOVER PROTECT: A new phase of the plan that was activated in June 2009 to identify and protect the populations that were the most at risk of fatality from the flu.Overton Kristen Australian Journal of Emergency Management 3 July 2016 31 31 22 https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/1254/ajem-31-03-10.pdf 23 March 2020 The Australian Government had a stockpile of 40 million surgical grade face masks. However, stocks of face masks in pharmacies were depleted due to personal purchases. The World Health Organization Influenza Centre in North Melbourne was attempting to develop a vaccine for swine flu by growing the live virus as found in California, in chicken embryos.Brown Rachael http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2557409.htm Melbourne lab joins race for flu vaccine Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 April 2009 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505171910/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/30/2557409.htm 5 May 2009 dead The first one-litre batch of vaccine was announced to be ready on 29 June 2009 by the University of Queensland, but would not be available for use until it was registered as safe with the regulatory authority.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2611426.htm https://archive.today/20120731100400/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/29/2611426.htm dead 31 July 2012 Qld uni unveils swine flu vaccine Josh Bavas ABC News 29 June 2009 29 June 2009 A Commonwealth Health hotline for Swine Influenza was set up on Australian phone number 1802007 by the Department of Health and Ageing.http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/ Smartraveller: The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular assistance service Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 4 September 2003 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503123058/http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/ 3 May 2009 live The Australian Government set up a health emergency web site.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/health-swine_influenza-index.htm Health Emergency–H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Influenza)Outbreaks Healthemergency.gov.au 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502001704/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/health-swine_influenza-index.htm 2 May 2009 dead Daily tallies of suspected cases were given.http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/updates Update bulletins Health Emergency 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503233851/http://www.healthemergency.gov.au/internet/healthemergency/publishing.nsf/Content/updates 3 May 2009 dead The Tasmanian Government set up a Tasmanian Action Plan for Human Influenza Pandemic.http://www.pandemic.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/61801/Tasmanian_Action_Plan_for_Human_Influenza.pdf Tasmanian action plan for human influenza Tasmanian Government 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090528095002/http://www.pandemic.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/61801/Tasmanian_Action_Plan_for_Human_Influenza.pdf 28 May 2009 dead dmy The Queensland Government had an action plan prepared in 2008http://www.qld.gov.au/about/health-and-communities/avian-influenza/pdf/action_plan.pdf Avian influenza action plan Queensland Government 2008 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530095543/http://www.qld.gov.au/about/health-and-communities/avian-influenza/pdf/action_plan.pdf 30 May 2009 dead dmy and a business continuity plan in 2006.http://www.qld.gov.au/about/health-and-communities/avian-influenza/pdf/business_continuity_plan.pdf Business continuity plan Queensland Government 2006 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530095548/http://www.qld.gov.au/about/health-and-communities/avian-influenza/pdf/business_continuity_plan.pdf 30 May 2009 dead dmy The Australian Capital Territory Chief Medical Officer, Dr Charles Guest, claimed that procedures and systems were very good to detect and respond to the disease outbreak.http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10098808&pid=1240874209 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) ACT Health 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505050453/http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10098808&pid=1240874209 5 May 2009 dead South Australia nominated eight hospitals to handle the flu: Royal Adelaide, Flinders Medical Centre or Women's and Children's Hospital, Berri, Mount Gambier, Port Lincoln, Whyalla or Port Augusta.http://flu.sa.gov.au/Swineflu.aspx Stopping the spread of flu starts here Department of Health South Australia 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090527141620/http://flu.sa.gov.au/Swineflu.aspx 27 May 2009 dead dmy-all The Victorian Government Department of Human Services had a nurse on call to answer questions on the topic.http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/swine-influenza Swine influenza–influenza A (H1N1) virus Communicable Disease Control, Public Health Branch, Rural & Regional Health & Aged Care Services Division of the Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090528092829/http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/swine-influenza 28 May 2009 dead dmy-all CSL Limited started to produce a vaccine to immunize against swine flu. The Australian Government ordered ten million doses of the new vaccine.http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=au.0.96Ap54Q&refer=home https://archive.today/20120630042803/http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601124&sid=au.0.96Ap54Q&refer=home dead 30 June 2012 CSL to start making swine flu vaccine next week for human tests Simeon Bennett Bloomberg 26 May 2009 28 May 2009http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2583673.htm Government orders vaccines as swine flu cases 100 28 May 2009 Alison Caldwell, Nicola Roxon Australian Broadcasting Corporation 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619204717/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2583673.htm 19 June 2009 live In Melbourne, seven special clinics for influenza opened on 29 May.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/29/2584210.htm Seven swine flu clinics open in Melbourne Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090612063904/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/29/2584210.htm 12 June 2009 dead Government travel advice Per recommendations by the World Health Organization, Australia decided against closing their borders during the DELAY phase of the outbreak. There were also no restrictions of travel to and from countries where outbreaks were occurring.Review of Australia's Health Sector Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Lessons identified September 1, 2011 Commonwealth of Australia 2011 978-1-74241-551-2 vii https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/review-2011-l/$File/lessons%20identified-oct11.pdf 23 March 2020 January 2026 InternetArchiveBot However, starting on 30 April, thermal imaging was applied to passenger arrivals at international airports and arriving passengers were required to fill in a card. Customs officers checked aeroplane cabins prior to disembarkation of passengers to look for people with flu symptoms.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/01/2557672.htm Flu fears spark rush on pharmacies Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1 May 2009 6 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503154757/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/01/2557672.htm 3 May 2009 dead Health recommendations The Australian Government created a nationwide campaign project that encouraged Australians to take up healthy practices such as adequate hand washing, avoiding people who were more susceptible to death from the flu, and getting the vaccine that was available. This was done in media, print, and radio forms so that it could reach the most people as possible. Another main focus of the Australian campaign was to dispel myths about the flu in order to provide citizens with the most factual information available at the time.Review of Australia's Health Sector Response to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Lessons Identified September 1, 2011 Commonwealth of Australia 2011 978-1-74241-551-2 20 https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/review-2011-l/$File/lessons%20identified-oct11.pdf 23 March 2020 19 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200319141920/https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/review-2011-l/%24File/lessons%20identified-oct11.pdf dead At the peak of the outbreak, Australia had a stockpile of 8.7 million doses of Tamiflu and Relenza to combat the virus.http://www.theage.com.au/national/70-australians-tested-for-swine-flu-20090428-alvp.html?page=-1 70 Australians tested for swine flu AAP 28 April 2009 Melbourne 29 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430094929/http://www.theage.com.au/national/70-australians-tested-for-swine-flu-20090428-alvp.html?page=-1 30 April 2009 live Evaluation In a 2011 article in the Emerging Health Threats Journal, Peter Collignon commented that the media frequently compared the outbreaks to the 1918 flu pandemic that infected 500 million people and killed tens of millions. Widespread public fear of a similar number of deaths led to "Emergency Departments and doctor surgeries being overwhelmed" with requests for antiviral drugs, jeopardising the supply for the highest risk patients.Collignon P, Doshi P, Del Mar C, Jefferson T Safety and efficacy of inactivated influenza vaccines in children. Clin Infect Dis 2015 60 3 489 25344541 10.1093/cid/ciu835 Statistics During the 2009 flu season in Australia, there were 37,537 confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and 191 deaths reported in Australia according to Department of Health. In 2009, H1N1 Influenza 2009 (Human Swine Influenza) was the underlying cause of 77 deaths in Australia. The ABS implemented World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to code all swine flu deaths to the ICD-10 code of Influenza due to certain identified influenza virus (J09). References External links Australian Department of Health and Ageing "Health Emergency" websiteJanuary 2026 InternetArchiveBot Swine Flu News and Updates From Around the World Flu pandemic Australia Category:Disease outbreaks in Australia