Screening of at-risk passengers will begin at airports as part of increased efforts to prevent Ebola reaching New Zealand undetected, […]
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Experimental Ebola treatments – experts respond
The recent treatment of two Ebola-infected US aid workers with experimental medicine has raised questions about whether medicines not proven to be safe […]
Continue readingWHO meeting to address growing Ebola outbreak
As the number of cases of Ebola in West Africa continues to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) plans to hold a two-day […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Increasing concern over Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Is New Zealand prepared for Ebola? The growing number of Ebola virus disease cases in West Africa has made the […]
Continue readingWHO antibiotic resistance report in the news
A World Health Organisation report warning of increasing global levels of antibiotic resistance has received wide-spread attention in New Zealand. […]
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Tamiflu review spurs debate over stockpiling
A new analysis of withheld studies has questioned the usefulness of antiviral drug Tamiflu in the event of an influenza […]
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Tamiflu, antiviral drugs’ value questioned – experts respond
Stockpiling of the antiviral drug Tamiflu may be of little use in the event of a influenza pandemic, according to […]
Continue readingEbola virus in West Africa – experts respond
An outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa is gaining international attention, with latest reports indicating that a total […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Potential Hep A contamination of fruit – experts respond
The Ministry for Primary Industries is warning consumers there is a small chance that fruit from a Hawkes Bay packhouse […]
Continue readingMeasles cases increasing
Increasing cases of measles, particularly in Auckland, have health officials worried. The discovery of two measles infected passengers on a […]
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