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Independent Nurse: Flu - DoH advises antiviral use for flu-like illness.(Brief Article)

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| February 24, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Nurses and doctors are being told to start prescribing antiviral drugs to treat flu-like illness after simultaneous outbreaks of influenza B and norovirus reportedly claimed the lives of two children and forced hundreds of schools to close in England.

Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency show flu consultations have risen from 17.9 per 100,000 to 38.2 per 100,000 in just over a week.

The rise in consultation rates is mostly amongst children aged 5-14 years who are vulnerable to both …

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