The University of Otago has reported that there have been two confirmed cases of swine flu this season. Despite this, the prevalence of influenza in Otago and Southland remains at expected seasonal levels.
Otago and Southland medical officer of health Marian Poore says Public Health South are starting to see the first cases of influenza in general practices. "This is the time of year we always see a rise in influenza-like illness," she said, speaking to the Otago Daily Times. Statistics from a monitoring programme operating in Oamaru, Dunedin, Alexandra, Riverton, Queenstown, and Invercargill showed last year's H1N1 strain (swine flu) in 80 consultations per 100 000 people in the population.
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