Australia in grips of worst flu season in at least 15 years

By Liam Mannix, Emily Woods, Ashley Fritsch
Updated August 16 2017 - 10:34am, first published 10:30am
Adrian Taylor says he spent the weekend "in hell" after being struck down by the flu four days ago. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Adrian Taylor says he spent the weekend "in hell" after being struck down by the flu four days ago. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Australia is in the midst of what is likely to be the worst flu season in at least 15 years, with more than 70,000 people struck down by the dreaded lurgy so far this year.

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