Flu rates three times higher than last year as dominant virus mutates
Flu rates three times higher than last year as dominant virus mutates
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4 August 2017
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New Zealanders are catching the flu at three times the rate of last year, as the dominant strain of the virus begins to mutate.
Hospital emergency departments have seen a spike in admissions for influenza-like illnesses during July, with scientists hoping it is not related to a mutation in the Influenza A virus.
Auckland City Hospital said it had had the "busiest July ever" this year, with 136 influenza hospital admissions – up from just 41 in July last year.
Wellington has also seen more admissions in July, with 96 patients with influenza-like symptoms treated in Wellington Hospital alone.
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