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Outbreak of chickenpox on Gympie, Sunshine Coast
28th Feb 2014 6:00 AM
AN OUTBREAK of chicken pox in Gympie and on the Sunshine Coast is likely connected to the region's low childhood vaccination rates.
Sixty per cent more cases of chicken pox have been reported this year than for the same period in the last five years.
Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit director Dr Andrew Langley said that between January 19 and February 16, 48 notified cases of chickenpox were recorded in the SCHHS district, which Gympie is part of.
This was "significantly higher" than previous years, he said...
Outbreak of chickenpox on Gympie, Sunshine Coast
28th Feb 2014 6:00 AM
AN OUTBREAK of chicken pox in Gympie and on the Sunshine Coast is likely connected to the region's low childhood vaccination rates.
Sixty per cent more cases of chicken pox have been reported this year than for the same period in the last five years.
Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit director Dr Andrew Langley said that between January 19 and February 16, 48 notified cases of chickenpox were recorded in the SCHHS district, which Gympie is part of.
This was "significantly higher" than previous years, he said...