Five Possible Cases Now Being Investigated

Friday, 1 May 2009, 4:31 pm
Press Release: Waikato District Health Board

Media information For immediate release

Date: 1 May 2009

Five Possible Cases Now Being Investigated

Waikato District Health Board received notification of one more possible case of Influenza A (H1N1), or swine flu, today.

This brings Waikato's total possible case count to five, with 11 people currently in isolation.

The new case arrived in New Zealand from America yesterday and has developed flu-like symptoms.

All five cases are on Tamiflu and told to remain isolated until their test results come back, or seven days from onset of symptoms.

Waikato DHB will remain in Coordinated Incident Management Structure (CIMS) throughout the weekend.

Waikato is also supporting Auckland Regional Public Health Service with their operations over the weekend, making public health nurses and registered nurses (vaccinators) available for the duration.

Anyone with an influenza-like illness, who developed symptoms within seven days of travel to USA or Mexico, should call their general practitioner or the medical officers of health immediately, said Dr Bell.

Waikato Public Health Unit contacts:

On-call health protection officer (021 999 521) On-call medical officer of health (021 359 650).

For more information, please visit www.moh.govt.nz

ENDS

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