Authorities use bird flu plan to tackle influenza outbreak
The ACT Health Department says it is using plans drawn up for the bird flu threat, to control an influenza outbreak at the Jindalee Nursing Home.
An eighth elderly resident died today and authorities believe the toll may rise further.
Sixty-eight people - including staff - have been affected.
The Acting Chief Health Officer, Charles Guest, says authorities are doing everything possible to control the outbreak.
"We got onto this one early and have identified it as influenza and I'm hoping that the measures that we've put in place have actually reduced the amount of illness and death that have arisen because of it," he said.
The ACT Health Department says it is using plans drawn up for the bird flu threat, to control an influenza outbreak at the Jindalee Nursing Home.
An eighth elderly resident died today and authorities believe the toll may rise further.
Sixty-eight people - including staff - have been affected.
The Acting Chief Health Officer, Charles Guest, says authorities are doing everything possible to control the outbreak.
"We got onto this one early and have identified it as influenza and I'm hoping that the measures that we've put in place have actually reduced the amount of illness and death that have arisen because of it," he said.