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Scoop Coverage: Swine Flu and New Zealand

Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 2:03 pm
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H1N1: NZ Moves Away From Swine Flu Containment

New Zealand is moving to a “manage it” phase as part of our response to the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak. The shift in phase reflects the increased spread of the virus, rather than a change in the severity of the illness, especially in three of our main centres –Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. More >>

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Swine Flu: Community Spread Of New Flu
Saturday 4pm: Cases of the new influenza A (H1N1) swine flu virus arising in the community have been anticipated and have come as no surprise to the team leading New Zealand's response to the pandemic... More >>

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Swine Flu: Everybody Pandemic!
WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan: On the basis of available evidence, and these expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6. More >>

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Swine Flu: World Now At The Start Of 2009 Influenza Pandemic
The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries. More >>

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Influenza: School Students Quarantined

Lindisfarne College, on the advice of the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s Public Health Unit, has sent home or isolated a number of boys and teachers who have recently returned from North America. Medical Officer of Health Caroline McElnay said the decision to isolate 27 boys and four of the school’s teachers was a precautionary measure... More >>

Primary Health: Pharmacists Dust Off The Pandemic Guidelines

Pharmacists will be dusting off their copy of the Pandemic Infection Control guidelines issued to Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand members during the Avian Flu scare in 2005. More >>

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World News: WHO Director-General: Pandemic Alert Level To 5

Based on assessment of all available information, and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5. More >>

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Gordon Campbell: Swine Flu!

Interesting that John Key began his press conference on Monday by covering off the politics of the swine flu epidemic first. No false modesty from him. New Zealand’s response, he claimed, had been swift, thorough and appropriate.

With the nation thus assured of his government’s performance, Key moved onto the matter of the public’s safety, should things from this fine, fine start, get a lot worse. More >>

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Health: Swine Flu Confirmed In NZ

Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Jacobs announced tonight that results from some of the Rangitoto College party who tested positive to Influenza A on Sunday, have also tested positive for Swine Flu H1N1. Results from three of the samples were received earlier this evening from the World Health Organization regional laboratory in Melbourne and all tested positive for the same strain of Swine Flu. Testing continues on a fourth sample. More >>

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Scoop Audio: Swine Flu Press Conference, Day Four

56 more people recently returned from the US and Mexico have presented with flu-like symptoms. If swab tests taken show any of the 56 have influenza A, they will then be tested for swine flu. More >>

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Q&A: Does Seasonal Flu Vaccine Work On Swine Flu?

The National Influenza Strategy Group (NISG) 1 confirmed today that there is currently no vaccine available against the new swine influenza virus that has emerged in Mexico. NISG also advises that Tamiflu is an anti-viral treatment for influenza – it is not a vaccine. More >>

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Swine Flu: Information Comes To Hand

A further press conference will be scheduled when the results of tests on the Northcote students are known... The Ministry of Health can confirm a group from Westlake Girls High School were travelling in Spain rather than the United States as first thought. Similarly, a group from Pinehaven School were travelling in Argentina rather than the US. More >>

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