Gastric Influenza Takes Toll of Babies
. Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. . ADELAIDE, August 3. At least -teri infants,. most of thein less than six montlis old, have died in . ■j Adelaide hospitals in the past six weeks fi'oiii a new form of gastric j influenza now prevalent in Adelaidei . The mortality rate has been partic.u- ! larly high among infants as most. 1 adults recover wiithin a few days. j Blood transfusions are believed to have saved infaiit palients at the Adelaide I Children 's .Ilospital. At one time over! a dozen children have1 been recAiving ' ^ conlinuous drip blood transfusions in a j ward which has been set aside for i gastric influenza cases.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 August 1948, Page 5
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