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Jabs urged for a flu-fighting chance

IAIN MCGREGOR/Fairfax NZ

SHARP SCRATCH NOW: Melanie Williams gives Courtenay King a flu vaccination.

Will you get a flu jab this year?

As New Zealand prepares for its second bout of the killer flu strain circling the world, health experts are warning of the potential for major problems in Christchurch and urging Cantabrians to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Last year, Canterbury was hit by a deadly influenza H3N2 virus that landed 347 people in hospital - four times the national rate.

The flu strain then hit the United States, where hundreds of people have died from influenza-associated illnesses, including 105 children.

The influenza vaccination programme started in schools last week. It is free for Cantabrians under18, and the region's health sector is pushing for people to get immunised.

Pegasus Health chief executive Vince Barry feared stressed Cantabrians could be more susceptible than other Kiwis.

"People are tired and if we have a bad winter and if we don't have the right inoculation, there is the potential for major problems ... The perfect storm could be brewing," he said.

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) clinical virologistLance Jennings said it was likely the influenza A (H3N2) strain would hit New Zealand shores again this winter.

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Emirati man dies of SARS-linked virus in Germany

BERLIN (AP) - A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday.

The case brings the number of confirmed human cases of new coronavirus infection worldwide to 17, according to the World Health Organization. Of these, 11 have died.

The city hospital in Munich said the 73-year-old patient, who was transferred from Abu Dhabi on March 19, had been suffering from an unspecified "serious underlying condition" that meant his chances of survival had been slim.

The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East, and most of the patients infected had traveled to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Pakistan.

In recent weeks two people in Britain have also died after becoming infected with the virus, most likely from family members.

The new coronavirus is part of a group of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS. In 2003, a global outbreak of SARS killed about 800 people worldwide.

Health experts still aren't sure exactly how humans are being infected. The new coronavirus is most closely related to a bat virus and scientists are considering whether bats or other animals like goats or camels are a possible source of infection.

The World Health Organization has asked countries to notify it of all new cases of new coronavirus infection but hasn't recommended travel or trade restrictions.

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