Swine Flu Situation Update
Influenza in 2010
In light of the continuing Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) pandemic around the world, steps are being taken this year to ensure that everyone in New Zealand is given access to vaccines that will protect them against pandemic influenza as well as seasonal influenza strains. It is expected that pandemic influenza will again be the main influenza strain that circulates in the country this year.
Further information can be found at http://www.influenza.org.nz/
Links to further information
- Ministry of Health: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/influenza-a-h1n1-news-media
- Centre for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
- World Health Organisation: www.who.int
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Information about the National Influenza Centre:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/competencies/HumanBiosecurity/
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Fact sheet about National Influenza Centre:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/
WHOfactsheetmay08.pdf - Factsheet about ESR at National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease: http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/NCBID fact sheet.pdf
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Factsheet about the national notifiable disease database and disease surveillance system:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/
EpiSurvfactsheetmay08.pdf - National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease: www.ncbid.govt.nz
- Getting ready for pandemic influenza - brochures in a variety of languages
- New Zealand Government’s safe travel website www.safetravel.govt.nz.
