Infectious Disease

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 

A new advertising campaign featuring famous New Zealanders aims to reduce the social stigma around herpes and could lead more people into pharmacies to have the virus treated.  

Te Whatu Ora is calling for pregnant people, children and other high-risk groups to get vaccinated against pertussis, saying New Zealand is on the cusp of an outbreak

Healthcare and support workers face many hazards, one of which is accidental exposure to blood and body fluids. Clinical microbiologist Aaron Keene reviews the precautions and procedures you should have in place

The pharmacy throat-swabbing service for patients at high risk of rheumatic fever is now being offered at 100 pharmacies, although some pharmacists say the workforce crisis has hampered uptake of the service. 

Vaccinating pregnant mothers against pertussis is a “key measure” in minimising the impact of the respiratory disease, says epidemiologist Michael Baker  

A new case of mpox with a "likely" link to the recent Winter Pride Festival in Queenstown has been detected today, Health NZ has confirmed