Public Health

H1N1 Influenza A Update

Current Situation

As of Wednesday 17 June 2009, Australia's pandemic response phase stands at PROTECT nationally. All Australian jurisdicitions will move to PROTECT activities by Friday 26 June 2009.

The focus of the PROTECT phase is:

• Identifying members of vulnerable groups in whom this disease may be severe;
• Early treatment of those identified as vulnerable who become ill;
• Treating those with moderate or severe disease;
• Voluntary home isolation of case, but not quarantining of contacts;
• Not providing post exposure prophylaxis to any contacts;
• Not treating those with mild disease but who are not in a vulnerable group; and
• Re-focus of testing for H1N1 Influenza 09 to vulnerable groups, institutions, outbreaks and those with moderate or severe disease.

Department of Health and Ageing H1N1 Influenza 09 (PROTECT PHASES) Summary Sheet for General Practitioners (17 June 09)

Department of Health and Ageing PROTECT PHASE Annex to the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza (AHMPPI) (17 June 09)

Professor Bishop's Medical and Scientific data on H1N1 Influenza 09 paper

For further information visit GPQ's H1N1 Influenza A 09 webpage at http://www.gpqld.com.au/page/H1N1_Influenza_Human_Swine_Influenza/