Infectious diseases

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 December 2024

Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 December 202402 December 2024

A ‘high pathogenic’ type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 November 202429 November 2024

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into lessons learned from NZ’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has released the first phase […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 November 202428 November 2024

The Science Media Centre held a media briefing with Professor Tony Blakely to discuss Phase One of the Royal Commission […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 2024

New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 October 202404 October 2024

Antibodies from the mpox vaccine Jynneos appear to drop off after a few months, and boosters may be needed, according to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 September 202430 September 2024

The free supply of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) comes to an end early next week. Te Whatu Ora says the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 September 2024

Children under 5 years old have a weaker immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children and adults, new research […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2024

New research has detailed the extent of how the highly pathogenic avian flu virus H5N1 rapidly spread into wildlife on […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 202412 June 2024

Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]