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New Zealand: Poliovirus wastewater testing established

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) and Manatū Hauora have this week established routine poliovirus testing in wastewater following a successful three-month pilot. Director...

New Zealand reports its first case of rabies

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Zealand health officials confirmed the country has had its first case of rabies. The overseas traveller died from the disease last week, but this person posed no health risk to...

New Zealand reports imported measles case in Auckland adult

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Zealand Ministry of Health reports a measles case has been confirmed in the country for the first time since the 2019 outbreak. The person is an adult living in Auckland....

New Zealand: Public warned of hepatitis A risk from imported frozen berries

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Zealand Food Safety is advising consumers, especially those with chronic liver damage, the elderly and pregnant people to consider extra precautions if eating frozen berries to...

New Zealand reports 2nd monkeypox case, No evidence of any community transmission

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health has been notified of a second confirmed case of Monkeypox. The person, who has a record of recent overseas travel, is currently isolating in the Northern...

New Zealand reports 1st monkeypox case, ‘Not unexpected’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Zealand health authorities have reported the first monkeypox case in the country. The person is in their 30s, lives in Auckland and has recently returned from overseas travel...

New Zealand to start phased in reopening of borders

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The New Zealand government announced today a plan for reopening it’s borders after about 2 years. The New Zealand border will reopen to vaccinated Kiwis and other...

New Zealand officials issue warning about cooking mussels, Increase in Vibrio parahaemolyticus cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New Zealand Food Safety is reminding consumers to thoroughly cook mussels following an increase in cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus around the country this summer. Deputy...

Tonga reports 1st COVID-19 case in traveler from New Zealand

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Friday, the Hon. Rev. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, the Prime Minister of Tonga announced the arrival of the first confirmed COVID-19 case on the Pacific Island nation of slightly...

New Zealand reports COVID-19 death in Auckland woman

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New Zealand health officials reported the death Saturday of a woman in her 90s who was a confirmed case of COVID-19 at North Shore hospital in Auckland. The woman had...