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Flu rates skyrocket

Beating the flu: Immunisation is the best way to prevent the spread of influenza, says Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Alistair Humphrey.

Gina McKenzie SKY-ROCKETING influenza rates in Canterbury have yet to peak with another wave expected to hit as students return to school, according to Canterbury District Health Board virologist Dr Lance Jennings. Last week, Canterbury’s average rate leapt to 50 cases per 100,000 people which was more than double the national average of 20 cases per 100,000. The increase was linked to people living in crowded conditions, post earthquake. Influenza A (H3N2), influenza B and swine flu (H1N1), along with other viruses causing severe respiratory infections in young children, were hitting the region hard with over 90 people currently in isolation in Christchurch Hospital. Dr Jennings said children clustered together in classrooms

and those living in overcrowded cold homes could push flu rates even higher over the coming months. “I expect that this flu outbreak will peak in about four to six weeks time which will be just after children return to school. “Children with the flu could easily spread this among their classmates if they have picked it up during the break. “We also have influenza B circulating so we could see an increase over several more months.” Dr Jennings described influenza as the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” with around 400 nationwide per year attributed to flu-related complications. “When people are living in overcrowded cold conditions such as those we have seen post-earthquake they can become more susceptible to illnesses such as influenza.”

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High rates of unimmunised youth were also driving the spread of flu according to Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Alistair Humphrey. Dr Humphrey said it was disappointing that only 12 percent of under-18-year-olds had received the free flu vaccination this year compared with 25 percent when it was introduced last year. “We started this free programme in Canterbury to combat the spread of viruses in cold overcrowded houses after the earthquakes.” Dr Humphrey urged all Cantabrians to get immunised to prevent the further spread of influenza this winter. The flu vaccine is free to under-18-year-olds in, over 65s, pregnant women and those with a chronic illness until July 31.

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