15 Aug 2016

Two people in critical condition after gastric illness outbreak

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 15 August 2016

Two people are critically ill and a death is being linked to a gastroenteritis outbreak in Havelock North due to the water-borne bacteria campylobacter contaminating the town's water supply. Nick Jones, the medical officer of health says 20 people are in hospital and he expects more cases.