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New Zealand records 11th swine flu case
New Zealand has recorded another case of swine flu as health officials warn of the growing difficulty of keeping the illness out of the country.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:09 June 4, 2009
Wellington: New Zealand has recorded another case of swine flu as health officials warn of the growing difficulty of keeping the illness out of the country.
Darren Hunt, deputy director of public health, says the new confirmed case, a passenger on a flight that arrived from North America on Saturday, takes to 11 the tally of confirmed cases since an outbreak of the infection in late April.
Hunt said Thursday the "sudden increase" in confirmed swine flu cases in Australia and continuing rise in cases notified to the World Health Organization meant it was "increasingly difficult to keep influenza A (H1N1) out of New Zealand."
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