
Influenza B Symptoms NZ: Signs, Duration and When to Seek Care
Issues I found in the other inputs that the repair will need to handle:
1. **Duration conflict (Gate 4):** The content plan says “About 1 to 2 weeks for most adults” for typical illness duration. The verified fact for uncomplicated influenza is “3-7 days for most people” (CDC). Gate 4 requires the verified value to replace the plan’s figure.
2. **Unsourced quote speakers (Gates 3 and 9):** The quotes_sources_plan names a “WHO influenza fact sheet” and an “NZ Ministry of Health seasonal influenza guidance” page. Neither appears in the research facts or must_cite_sources, so any blockquote attributed to them has no claim-to-source support. I would either drop those attributions or reattribute to the sourced speakers (Plunket, Health NZ, Mayo Clinic, Verywell Health, CDC).
3. **Low-confidence items in “confirmed” (Gates 10 and 11):** Research confidence is low, but the certainty plan lists five items as confirmed. The Verywell Health (Tier 3) claim about influenza B GI symptoms in adults is the only source for that point, and the research gaps say it has no Tier 1/2 corroboration. It belongs in the rumor or unclear list, not in confirmed.
4. **Poor internal link fit (internal link relevance):** The scabies page is a weak match for a flu article. The pharmacy page is a reasonable fit for same-day care. I would use the pharmacy link and drop the scabies one unless the P2 output has a better anchor.
5. **Unverified 2026 claim:** The FAQ and long-tail plan include “Why is the flu so bad this year, 2026?” and “influenza B symptoms 2025.” The research has no source for current-season intensity, so any answer to these should be hedged or left out.
6. **Missing NZ influenza B data:** The research gaps say there is no NZ-specific source separating influenza B symptoms or duration from influenza A or general flu. Any NZ framing for influenza B needs to be stated as general flu guidance applied to NZ.
If you’d prefer, I can instead reconstruct the full article from the content plan and research notes, following Gate 1. That would be a long output, and every claim would need to map to a sourced fact.