From New Zealand's Ministry of Health :
" The number of consultations for influenza-like illness has been increasing slowly, particularly over the past two weeks. Many general practices are seeing more young children who are unwell. There is certainly evidence of winter illnesses in the community and the predominant influenza virus is likely to be the pandemic strain.
Healthline, New Zealand's free health 24 hour health advice line is also seeing a steady increase in the number of calls regarding people with influenza-like illnesses - there's been a noticeable increase in the number of people calling for advice about illness in young children.
Guidelines for parents and caregivers caring for a baby or child with the flu are available on this website. Very young children and infants will probably have similar symptoms to adults but are often unable to explain what they are feeling. Younger children, especially those under six months, may also have diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain."
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