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They have to fit well.

Let's hope not.

The public data for these graphs above comes from the hard work of Australian experts: nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/

Case detections by jurisdiction & month. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates August (ignore). Pay attention to different scales/values on the y-axis (right-hand axis) of the graphs. The NT & QLD are steady in strong contrast to all other states. QLD does a lot of testing so this is strange.

Annual totals. 2026 is highlighted with a pink dot, indicating its total is still updating; the 4th-biggest year so far. Testing is PCR-based. It's the *trends* to watch from these hospital/GP laboratory-confirmed data. No testing captures all cases, but these do reflect overall levels & severity

The RSV season looks like a big one, with July the 2nd largest since national records began in 2021. 2026 is shown as a dashed red line with red dots. August is a pink dot to indicate it is still ongoing; in fact, it's only just started, so ignore the apparent drop for now.

Breakdown of 2026 #flu detections by sex, age group & rate per 100,000 of each age group. 🤒Highlights weight of #flu *detections* (green & bars) among children. ⬆️Male & ⬇️female changes at orange arrow. Second bump among parents/workers (⬇️female). Highest *rates* (dots) among those <20 & >75 years

Case detections by jurisdiction & month. The pink dot at the end of a line indicates July. June was 2026's clear turning point in ⬆️ #flu detections in most Australian jurisdictions.

Annual totals. 2026 is highlighted with a pink dot indicating its total is still being updated. 🥇2025🥇 is the biggest year on record, in terms of lab detections of #flu -infected people (without defining severity). 2026 (pink) is MUCH quieter than the post-pandemic peak years of 2022-2025.

Expanded version of the last graph, both in the number of years & in its horizontal stretching. #AusFlu2026 started to rise in June, similar to pre-pandemic patterns of a #flu rise that peaks around August. But let's wait and see about peaks.

Well there ya go!

Of those around, most flu viruses are A(H3N2), with some B and A(H1N1) (hospital data). A reminder that last year finished with A(H3N2) subclade K wrapping up 2025 and driving a big & unusual summer surge into this year. Heaps of immunity.

I wonder when we'll talk about cats and cows?

Infections are high. We have more of all testing but RSV is still outdoing flu and COVID-19