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More cryptosporidiosis outbreaks could be on the cards for Aotearoa New Zealand as extreme rainfall events become more frequent, causing higher levels of the diarrhea-causing parasite to be washed into waterways, public health researchers warn.
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An example of a relatively large smokefree sign with a clear ‘no smoking’ symbol and prominent use of te reo Māori. Creating large smokefree outdoor
Further tests taken on Thursday could show if Covid found in Christchurch wastewater was due to three active MIQ cases.
Advertisement Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton, says that in a pandemic, a week feels like a billion years. For 20 days — an epidemiological eternity — the viral strain that prompted Victoria’s latest lockdown moved freely in our community, hidden from view. A man who managed to travel through India without getting sick somehow came into contact with the virulent B.1.617.1 strain while quarantining in an Adelaide hotel room. Although he repeatedly tested negative for the virus, he was carrying it when he checked out on May 4, the day he flew home to Melbourne. People queu...