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  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Regional Public Health (RPH), Wellington have been notified of two confirmed cases of measles and is asking people who may have been in contact with...

The number of measles cases in the New Zealand outbreak this year is now well over 100 and Auckland health officials are officially reported 40 confirmed cases as of today. In Wellington, the Capital...

A significant increase in syphilis cases in New Zealand has prompted health officials to urge the public to practice safe sex, including the use of condoms. The incidence of syphilis has been on the...