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Expert Reactions | Published: 17 July 202620 July 2026

The kāhu (swamp harrier hawk) – found in the Wairarapa – is the second case of bird flu in NZ and the first […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 July 202627 July 2026

A single ocean-going seabird has tested positive for bird flu, after being found on Petone beach in Wellington. It’s NZ’s […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 July 202609 July 2026

The Australian government has now reported seven cases of a serious type of bird flu in wild birds. Over the last […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 June 202030 June 2020

A Chinese and British research team has identified a new H1N1 influenza virus in pigs. The research, published today in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 202027 February 2020

Six people have died and hundreds more have been infected in the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. As of this morning, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202027 February 2020

A new virus has infected dozens of people in Wuhan City, China. The virus was detected after more than 40 people […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 March 201901 March 2019

Four cases of measles have been confirmed in Canterbury this week, and one case in Auckland. The Ministry of Health has sent out an […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 May 201630 May 2016

An open letter signed by almost 200 health researchers calls on the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organization (WHO) […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 201603 May 2017

The current Zika outbreak in Brazil may have had its origins in Polynesia, says new research speculating the virus was […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 January 201628 March 2016

Concern over the current outbreak of the mosquito-spread Zika virus in the Americas is growing. The virus is likely to […]