Infectious Disease

Contact tracing for Albany Senior High School is progressing well

Last year, we saw the largest ever global outbreak of mpox. Sexual health specialist Massimo Giola looks at how it was stopped in its tracks

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses shingles, a painful and potentially severe condition caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus

Gastroenterologist Alan Fraser says there has been exceptional progress with the diagnostic and treatment tools required to eliminate hepatitis C, but the strategies that utilise them are simply not good enough 

Pharmacy cannot enforce mask compliance, says one health leader, but latest guidance from the Ministry of Health suggests it may not even be required

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has been advised by its northern branch to fund pharmacies so they can take a bigger role in reducing pressure on the heath system during winter

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about rapid expansion of the vaccinator workforce. Building on that success, new vaccinating roles have been developed to support the regular vaccination programmes, explain Sally Schnauer and Victoria Rameke

Strep skin should be treated as vigorously as strep throat in young children to help prevent rheumatic fever, says public health academic Michael Baker

People choosing not to wear masks in indoor settings are like drunk drivers risking lives by spreading Covid-19, according to epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker

The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As it continues to surge, reinfection will become increasingly common and this in turn means more people will develop long COVID