'This is the most severe flu outbreak that I've experienced' - children's doctor

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BBC Dr Julie-Ann Maney says children are being hit hard by this year's flu strain

A paediatric emergency medicine consultant is seeing the "most severe influenza outbreak" she has experienced. Flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland went up by 77% in a week, rising from 273 to 484 confirmed cases, official figures show.

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