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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. [1]
As of 3 July, Australia had 7,290 confirmed cases. The first Australian death was on 19 June and the total death toll reached 20. [346] The alert level was raised from "delay" to "contain", giving authorities in all states the option to close schools. [347] Australia stockpiled 8.7 million doses of Tamiflu and Relenza. [348]
The 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August 2010, was the third recent flu pandemic involving the H1N1 virus (the first being the 1918–1920 Spanish flu pandemic and the second being the 1977 Russian flu).
Date: 29 June 2009: Source: en:Wikipedia talk:Images for upload/svg/H1N1 Australia Death Map.svg – derived from File:H1N1 Australia Type Map.svg: Author: 76.66.193 ...
Pandemic: Australia-wide: 191: 2009: 2009 flu pandemic in Australia. 191 confirmed deaths. Death toll possibly as high as 1600. Shipwreck: Ledge Point, Western Australia: 186: 1656 Apr 28: The Vergulde Draeck bound for Batavia, was wrecked near Ledge Point on 28 April 1656. [33] [34] Bushfires: Victoria: 173: 2009 Feb 7
As of Thursday, the rising waters had resulted in at least 14 deaths, and thousands were under evacuati Death toll rises following historic flooding in Australia Skip to main content
For a given epidemic or pandemic, the average of its estimated death toll range is used for ranking. If the death toll averages of two or more epidemics or pandemics are equal, then the smaller the range, the higher the rank. For the historical records of major changes in the world population, see world population. [3]
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