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...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New Zealand health officials report six members of the Pakistan men’s cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19 at their managed isolation facility at the Chateau on the...

Canterbury is a region on New Zealand’s South Island and home to the city of Christchurch. According to health officials today, the region is experiencing a measles outbreak. The number of confirmed...

The first study of the burden of listeria in pregnant New Zealanders and their babies has found reassuringly low rates of the infection – indicating food safety warnings are working to prevent unnecessary...

Community and Public Health has recently confirmed another case of measles in Christchurch. This case is related to the current South Island measles outbreak, which has now infected 15 people. Investigations...

The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) reported today that three cases of measles have been confirmed in the last four days in the South Island–one each in Queenstown, Wanaka and Christchurch. At...

A measles warning has been issued by The Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health team Thursday after a man who attended Christchurch Hospital’s Emergency Department...

New Zealand health officials announced today that the suspect Ebola patient who was admitted at Christchurch Hospital has tested negative for the lethal virus. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says...