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Influenza hits Canberra
PETER JEAN
28 Jun, 2012 10:50 AM
Several people have been admitted to hospital as influenza hits Canberra workplaces, schools and nursing homes.
ACT chief health officer Paul Kelly said there had been 72 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in the ACT since the beginning of the year.
"More than half of those have been notified since the beginning of this month," he said.
Dr Kelly said some patients had been admitted to hospital and cases had been detected in two residential aged care homes...
...Initial data suggested that HINI swine flu appeared to be declining as a proportion of total flu cases.
"The swine flu strain from a couple of years ago - H1NI - seems to be decreasing as a proportion and another A-strain - the H3N2 strain at the moment at least seems to be increasing," Dr Kelly said...
Influenza hits Canberra
PETER JEAN
28 Jun, 2012 10:50 AM
Several people have been admitted to hospital as influenza hits Canberra workplaces, schools and nursing homes.
ACT chief health officer Paul Kelly said there had been 72 laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in the ACT since the beginning of the year.
"More than half of those have been notified since the beginning of this month," he said.
Dr Kelly said some patients had been admitted to hospital and cases had been detected in two residential aged care homes...
...Initial data suggested that HINI swine flu appeared to be declining as a proportion of total flu cases.
"The swine flu strain from a couple of years ago - H1NI - seems to be decreasing as a proportion and another A-strain - the H3N2 strain at the moment at least seems to be increasing," Dr Kelly said...
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