Infectious diseases

In the News | Published: 27 May 202201 June 2022

More than 2,000 people attended an Aotearoa-first Long Covid symposium, hosted by the University of Otago, where early results were […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 202229 May 2022

A second booster shot will be available from mid-June for people who are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 May 202210 September 2024

The monkeypox virus, which causes fever symptoms and rashes, has been detected in countries across Europe and North America. The virus […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 May 202216 May 2022

Modelling revealed by the Ministry of Health shows the next Covid-19 peak could coincide with a return of winter illnesses […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202205 May 2022

The cattle disease which arrived in New Zealand nearly five years ago has been reduced down to a single farm. It comes […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 May 202203 May 2022

New Covid-19 variants and waning immunity could see more New Zealanders catching the virus for a second time. As we […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 May 2022

Thirty Air New Zealand staff will participate in a trial for LAMP tests, which can accurately detect Covid-19 within 30 minutes. The government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 April 2022

Major challenges facing New Zealand’s freight and supply chain system are laid out in a paper released today for public consultation. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 202213 April 2022

Indoor gathering limits and seating requirements will be removed when the country moves to Orange at 11:59pm tonight. The Orange […]