Infectious Disease

Pharmacies are seeing an increase in demand for whooping cough vaccinations, reports Jody Hopkinson

Clinical microbiologist Max Bloomfield reviews the treatment of cellulitis in the community and emphasises the benefits of using high-dose oral antibiotic therapy

Whooping cough cases have decreased, with 91 across the motu for the week ending 17 January, according to ESR data

The whooping cough epidemic took a tragic turn with the death of an infant from the disease over the Christmas period and pharmacies are seeing more demand for whooping cough vaccinations than ever

Pharmacies are seeing a surge in demand for whooping cough vaccinations as infection numbers worsen countrywide

Shelley Kininmonth, Bridget Farrant and Phoebe Bint emphasise why conversations with young people about vaccines must be a priority in the pharmacy setting

Seventy-seven cases of whooping cough were reported for the week ending Friday 22 November, with the Southern region seeing the most cases, at 12 

One hundred pharmacies in the North Island are contracted to offer a throat-swabbing service for rheumatic fever, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

As we continue to strive towards protecting Aotearoa against vaccine-preventable diseases, it is important to support confident and capable vaccinators in the community. This article by Marleen Hart and Phoebe Bint helps by outlining the National Immunisation Schedule for infants under two years

With over $150 million spent on HPV-related cancers in three years, improving HPV vaccination rates would cut costs and save lives, write Amelia Jenkinson, Cathy Stephenson and Swee Tan