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Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
16 July 2009
The number of swine flu cases in Taranaki continues to grow. There are 20 confirmed cases, although this does not reflect actual numbers as only a small proportion of people with symptoms are being tested for surveillance. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
10 July 2009
A Taranaki male who died last week has tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1). He had an underlying medical condition. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
8 July 2009
Taranaki now has seven confirmed cases of swine flu. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
1 July 2009
A teenage girl is Taranaki’s latest confirmed case of swine flu, bringing the total number to two. She is currently in home isolation. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
25 June 2009
Taranaki is moving from “containment” phase to “manage it” phase as part of the response to the swine flu outbreak. The shift in phase reflects the spread of the virus in New Zealand. There has been one confirmed case of swine flu in Taranaki. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
22 June 2009
Taranaki has its first confirmed case of Swine flu today. A woman is in Taranaki Base Hospital with Influenza A H1N1 swine flu. She had recently travelled to Wellington and developed symptoms of influenza on her return. She is currently being nursed in isolation and her condition is stable. It is anticipated that she will be discharged home tomorrow. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
16 June 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is following up on three cases of suspected swine flu. All have recently travelled to Australia and have flu like symptoms. They have been placed in home isolation pending lab results. More info...
Safeguarding our community from the spread of Swine flu
16 June 2009
Taranaki DHB Manager Hawera Hospital Gillian Campbell says there have been no confirmed cases of Influenza H1N1 in Taranaki. “We need to ensure our GPs do not get inundated with patients who may be suffering from the flu who could possibly look after themselves at home. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
15 June 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit said all of the five suspected cases on Friday have returned negative test results for Influenza H1N1, so there are no suspected cases in Taranaki. More info...
Swine Flu Posters and Information Sheet
12 June 2009
Download the "Stop the Spread of Flu" poster (PDF 246 KB)
Download the Ministry of Health Fact Sheet (PDF 61 KB)
THE BIG P: PREPARATION, NOT PANIC
11 June 2009
The swine flu pandemic’s official – and now Taranaki people are urged to consider another P word. “That’s preparation, not panic,” says the region’s Civil Defence Controller, David Lean. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
10 June 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is following up on two new cases of suspected swine flu. Both have recently travelled to Australia and have flu like symptoms. They have been placed in home isolation pending lab results. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
4 June 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is following up on a new swine flu contact, and one case of suspected swine flu. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
7 May 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is following up on a new swine flu contact. The female was part of a group that returned from the United States yesterday (6 May) on NZ1, two members of this group (not from Taranaki) are now suspected cases. She does not have any symptoms, but is in voluntary home quarantine and has been given Tamiflu as a precaution. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
4 May 2009
There have been no further cases of suspected swine flu in Taranaki. Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit did not receive any cases to follow up over the weekend. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki Update
1 May 2009
Test results for four Taranaki people who had travelled on Flight NZ1 last week returned negative results to Influenza A, so they are no longer in home isolation. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki Update
29 April 2009
Taranaki DHB’s Public Health Unit is continuing to follow up with people who may have been in contact with the swine flu. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki Update
28 April 2009
Taranaki DHB Public Health staff have been extremely busy fielding calls and following up on travellers who may have been in contact with the swine flu. They are following up on new suspected cases of swine influenza, bringing the total of suspected cases in Taranaki to nine. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki Update
28 April 2009
Taranaki DHB Public Health staff have been busy fielding calls and following up on travellers
who may have been in contact with the Swine flu. Four passengers who were on Flight NZ1 are in voluntary home quarantine in Taranaki. One
passenger who was on NZ5 did not require any medical follow-up. More info...
Swine Influenza – Does seasonal influenza vaccine work on swine flu virus?
28 April 2009
The National Influenza Strategy Group (NISG) 1 confirmed today that there is currently no vaccine available against the new swine influenza virus that has emerged in Mexico. NISG also advises that Tamiflu is an anti-viral treatment for influenza – it is not a vaccine. More info...
Swine Influenza – Fact Sheet
27 April 2009
Fact Sheet information about Swine Influenza. More info...
Swine Influenza – a Taranaki update
27 April 2009
The Ministry of Health is taking the Swine Influenza reported in Mexico and North America seriously and has announced that the country is in Code Yellow, which is a heightened state of awareness and border management. More info...