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The influenza season could be far from over – this is the latest discovery of a report from the BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC).
The health authority explains that British Columbia is experiencing a second wave of influenza A at the end of the season. Although the number of outbreaks was below normal during the influenza season, the number of reported cases has increased by 50% over the past three weeks.
It is also too early to tell if this second wave has reached its peak, according to the BCCDF.
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) notes that three of their sites are currently experiencing influenza outbreaks, but they claim the late event is not extraordinary.
"What we see now is normal," says Tiffany Akins, Communications at VCH. "Although it's just a little later in the flu season."
Akins explains that the flu season peaks in January, usually with strain A, before moving to influenza B towards the end of the season.
"At the moment, most cases are due to influenza A," she says.
The BCCDC report states that almost all detections (98%) in the past season are of type A and that the level of influenza B is exceptionally low.
Health authorities also recommend that it is not too late to get the flu shot if it is not already done.
"It's not too late," Akins says. "Make sure to call in advance to make sure the vaccine is still in stock. The flu season is generally declared over in April.
"It's a good time to remind people that if you visit one of our sites, you should get a flu shot or a mask to protect our vulnerable patients."
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