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Influenza outbreak at Oakville hospital
CTV Toronto
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014 6:50PM EST
A hospital in Oakville, Ont., is dealing with an influenza outbreak in one of its largest inpatient units.
Halton Healthcare Services say nine patients at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital have a respiratory illness. Three of those patients have tested positive for Influenza A (H3N2), a strain that tends to cause more severe illness than others. It's also the same strain which this year's flu vaccine may not be as effective against, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently warned.
The outbreak in Oakville was confirmed by Halton Healthcare on Wednesday...
Influenza outbreak at Oakville hospital
CTV Toronto
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014 6:50PM EST
A hospital in Oakville, Ont., is dealing with an influenza outbreak in one of its largest inpatient units.
Halton Healthcare Services say nine patients at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital have a respiratory illness. Three of those patients have tested positive for Influenza A (H3N2), a strain that tends to cause more severe illness than others. It's also the same strain which this year's flu vaccine may not be as effective against, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently warned.
The outbreak in Oakville was confirmed by Halton Healthcare on Wednesday...