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Sth Canty takes massive flu hit
RHONDA MARKBY
Last updated 05:00 12/10/2012
South Canterbury has had the highest rate of influenza in the country for September, with nearly double the national average of cases.
The average monthly consultation rate around the country was 27.4 per 100,000 patients population, while South Canterbury hit 77.8 per 100,000. Auckland followed closely with 61.2.
Timaru GP Ollie Bourke has described it as the worst year for flu he has seen in the district for 22 years.
He said the strain he was seeing differed from others because it was recurring.
His patients had been hit hard at the onset, then came right for about two days, only for it to return again.
"I just think it's been a very debilitating one and more than we would normally see.
"It completely knackers people."
Symptoms include throat and chest infections, and it can leave people with a "persistent" cough...
Sth Canty takes massive flu hit
RHONDA MARKBY
Last updated 05:00 12/10/2012
South Canterbury has had the highest rate of influenza in the country for September, with nearly double the national average of cases.
The average monthly consultation rate around the country was 27.4 per 100,000 patients population, while South Canterbury hit 77.8 per 100,000. Auckland followed closely with 61.2.
Timaru GP Ollie Bourke has described it as the worst year for flu he has seen in the district for 22 years.
He said the strain he was seeing differed from others because it was recurring.
His patients had been hit hard at the onset, then came right for about two days, only for it to return again.
"I just think it's been a very debilitating one and more than we would normally see.
"It completely knackers people."
Symptoms include throat and chest infections, and it can leave people with a "persistent" cough...