Children under 5 years old have a weaker immune response to COVID-19 compared with older children and adults, new research […]
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Getting sick in lockdown – Expert Reaction
Despite the dramatic reduction in social interaction at Alert Level 4, some of us are still getting sick with conditions […]
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Vitamin C, cancer and infection – Expert Q&A
Researchers will meet in Auckland this week to discuss the potential role of Vitamin C in cancer and infection. The Vitamin C […]
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Surgical sterilisation – Expert Reaction
The Hawke’s Bay DHB has reported inadequately-sterilised surgical equipment was potentially used on 55 patients. Blood-borne infectious diseases such as […]
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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 readingFDA crackdown on antibacterial soaps – experts respond
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on soap manufacturers to come clean about how effective antibacterial hands […]
Continue readingInfectious disease increases highlight inequality
An extensive analysis of New Zealand hospital records has found that admissions for serious infectious diseases increased 51 per cent […]
Continue reading‘Flesh-eating’ bug in the news
New research has found that the incidence of a tissue damaging bacterial infection – necrotising fascitits – is rising in […]
Continue readingFoot and mouth disease study questions need for mass culling
Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]
Continue readingVaccines and Immunisation
What is immunisation? Immunisation is a way of preventing infectious diseases through the use of vaccines. How does the immune […]
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