Aug 1 2009 by
Sarah Miloudi, South Wales Echo
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has been confirmed as the latest sufferer of swine flu.
The tot from Cardiff is one of 88 laboratory confirmed cases, and joins a two-year-old boy – also living in the capital – who has been diagnosed with the potentially fatal bug.
Wales’ medical leaders believe the H1N1 virus is continuing to spread across the country, revealing that in the last seven days 4,209 people have consulted their GP about flu-like symptoms.
Dr Roland Salmon, of the National Public Health Service for Wales, said: “The rise in the number of people contacting their GP with flu-like symptoms illustrates the spread of the disease across Wales.”
Over the past week, 462 people living in the Welsh capital have contacted their doctor about symptoms related to influenza. A further 296 people have spoken to medical advisers in Caerphilly, while 217 people in Rhondda Cynon Taf have made contact with their GP with concerns relating to the virus.
