“While some countries have seen H1N1 virus decline or crowded out by other strains, this is not the case in New Zealand,” the deputy director of public health, Darren Hunt, said.
Four people are believed to have died from swine flu in New Zealand this year. Hunt said there had been “significant outbreaks” in some areas of New Zealand, which had resulted in high levels of absenteeism from work and school and higher than normal hospital admissions.
“The pandemic influenza strain is the predominant strain circulating this winter,” he said. “We are see