SA: One person in hospital after flu outbreak

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2008
SA: One person in hospital after flu outbreak

ADELAIDE, Dec 2 AAP - One person is in hospital after an outbreak of flu at an Adelaide
nursing home with seven confirmed cases and other staff and residents showing symptoms.

SA health said on Tuesday that 70 doses of Tamiflu had been issued to residents and
staff at the suburban Para Hills Nursing Home to prevent further spread of the infection.

"Nine residents and five staff members have shown symptoms of an influenza like illness
since November 21 and seven residents have laboratory confirmed influenza A infections,"

said acting director of the communicable disease control branch Jane Raupach.

"One resident has been hospitalised during the outbreak with confirmed influenza A
and is in a satisfactory condition."

SA Health said there were currently 49 residents at the nursing home and officials
were continuing to monitor the situation.

In November, two men died during an influenza outbreak at a nursing home at Nuriootpa,
in SA's Barossa Valley.

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KEYWORD: FLU

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