30 Mar 2016

Sealice - Dr Simon Baker

From Afternoons, 1:30 pm on 30 March 2016

Sealice are suspected to have played a part in a teenager suffering a bad reaction after swimming in Auckland's Hauraki gulf. The 17 year old was airlifted to Auckland hospital after appearing to have an anaphylactic reaction possibly to sea lice bites. It's the latest in the string of concerns about stings and bites for wimmers in the Gulf this summer. Dr Simon Baker Medical Officer of Health at Auckland Regional Public Health Service.