PHARMAC has announced it will fund this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine that covers four strains of the flu. Following reports […]
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Cattle disease found in NZ – Expert Q&A
MPI is responding to the discovery of a cattle disease on a South Canterbury farm. Mycoplasma bovis is common internationally but this is the […]
Continue readingBacterial cow disease found in NZ for first time — In The News
The bacterial disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in New Zealand cows for the first time on a dairy farm […]
Continue readingInfluenza kills about 500 New Zealanders a year – In the News
New research from the University of Otago has shown that the flu is a major killer in New Zealand, with […]
Continue readingTyphoid outbreak in Auckland – In the News
An outbreak of typhoid in Auckland has sent at least ten people to hospital, with officials working to confirm another […]
Continue readingFlu project reveals “large invisible iceberg” of disease
Preliminary findings from a multi-million dollar, five-year international flu study reveal the extent to which people are infected by influenza […]
Continue readingMorning jabs better for flu vaccination – Expert reaction
Influenza vaccinations are more effective in the morning, reports a new study. The UK research, published in the journal Vaccine, compared […]
Continue readingVaccines, superbugs spread in the media
Superbugs and vaccines are high on the agenda this week at the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) conference, an […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Bird flu detected in UK, Netherlands – experts respond
The discovery of avian flu-infected birds in UK and Dutch poultry farms has authorities scrambling to contain the disease. This week, […]
Continue readingTamiflu 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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