INFLUENZA SCOURGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19994, 11 January 1927, Page 9

INFLUENZA SCOURGE

PREVALENT IN EUROPE. SWITZERLAND SUFETBBfi SEVERELY. (Fits* Association—Bj Telegraph—Copyright.) * GENEVA, January 9.' (Received Jan. 10, it 8.20 p.m.) The influenza cases in Switzerland are outnumbering those of the tragic visitation of 1918.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE SYMPTOMS IN GERMANY.

A POPULAR CURB. BERLIN, January 9. (Received Jan. 10, at 8.20 p.m.) The influenza symptoms in Germany are high fever, sore throats, muscular pains, and often pleurisy. The popular cure is an injection of the so-called convalescent serum “Oban C F D F,” from the blood of persons recovering from influenza. This serum is not yet properly tested, and most docto’-s prefer to rely on aspirin and quinine.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

UNLIKELY IN DOMINION. HEALTH OFFICER'S OPINION. (Special to L ai.i Times.) AUCKLAND, January 10. Influenza is still a mysterious disease, and, despite the great deal of valuable research work which has oeen accomplished since the outbreak of 1918, the cause, incidence and spread of the malady are not yet definitely known. Ihere is, however, good reason for hoping hat New Zealand will not be visited by the wave which is reported to be spreading; over Europe at the present time. In conversation with a reporter to-day a senior member of the_ medical staff of the Health Department in Auckland said the city and province were by an epidemic of pneumonic influenza in July last when the highest number of cases was 141. There were also 114 oases of pneumonia. Both these s jts of figures were far above the average fa- a normal winter month and, although the outbreak was nothing like so serious as that of 1918, it was still quite a bad one. It was possible that this outbreak was of the same type as that which is raging in Europe just _now, and if such were th© cas© th© r© was litfcl© likolihood of Auckland receiving a second visitation. “Of course one never knows, he added, “and influenza is a dang arcus thing about which to prophesy, but 1 don’t think there is any cause for alarm.”