RSV Virus In Whanganui Hospital

RSV Virus In Whanganui Hospital

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"Whanganui Hospital has had an increase in the number of children presenting with respiratory illness recently," child health manager Trish Silk said.

"Ten children were unwell enough to require admission in the past week. There has also been an increase in the number of children presenting to the emergency department for respiratory illness, such as an upper respiratory tract infection or bronchiolitis. However, confirmation of an RSV diagnosis takes some time so it is difficult to accurately confirm numbers for those children."

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