Measles
Measles cases in Auckland top 800
Health officials say they are still a long way off using special powers to limit public gatherings to prevent the spread of measles - despite the number of Auckland cases rising to more than 800.
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Measles outbreak: Auckland schools ask for vaccination clinics
Schools and a marae are asking Auckland health officials for more pop-up vaccination clinics to help combat the worst measles outbreak in two decades.
Dateline Pacific for 2 September 2019
Pacific travellers to and from Auckland are being warned to vaccinate against measles at least two weeks ahead of time to prevent the viral illness spreading to the region; The executive director of… Audio
Measles outbreak expected to worsen - Health Ministry
Minstry of Health modelling suggests the measles outbreak has not reached its peak and could continue to worsen for some weeks.
There are now 914 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease… Video, Audio
Measles: AIMS games cannot ban unvaccinated students
Organisers of a massive school sports tournament are apparently powerless to ban hundreds of unimmmunised students attending despite the measles outbreak.
In little over a week about 11,500… Video, Audio
Measles: Health officials scramble as numbers near 1000
The numbers are stark: 762 measles cases in Auckland, and 914 cases around New Zealand.
The New Zealand secondary schools rugby league championships have been cancelled, in case its players get or… Video, Audio
School rugby tournament cancelled due to measles outbreak
There are now 759 confirmed cases of measles in Auckland, up from 28 since just yesterday. Audio
NZ Health Ministry issues travel warning over measles outbreak
New Zealand's Ministry of Health has issued a travel warning for Auckland over the current measles outbreak. Audio
Health experts concerned as measles spreads from Auckland
Public health experts say they're concerned Auckland's measles outbreak will soon become a nationwide problem.
The Ministry of Health is trying to contain an escalating number of cases in the city… Audio
Measles spreads in Auckland, travellers and students warned
Anyone travelling to Auckland is being told they must be immunised against measles, as the country deals with its worst epidemic of the highly contagious disease in 22 years.
There are at least 849… Video, Audio
More students at school with measles virus 'inevitable'
A lecturer in vaccinology says it's inevitable that more students and staff at Manurewa High School will be diagnosed with measles in an outbreak that she says is showing no sign of levelling off. Audio
Measles outbreak: a South Auckland school's experience
Karyn speaks with the principal of Manurewa's Rowandale Primary School, Karl Vasau, about how his school has been coping with the measles outbreak. Audio
Possible wider exposure from measles traveller
The Southern District Health Board has issued an alert to Dunedin residents that they may have been exposed to measles.
Schools on high alert as more measles cases confirmed
Schools are on high alert for new measles cases in Auckland as pupils returned to their classrooms from holiday today. Another 68 people have been diagnosed with measles in the last fortnight, with… Audio
Measles immunity gap
There's a generation of New Zealanders who fall into the so-called measles immunity gap. They're people in their teens to mid-30s. This is the age group who are more likely than other demographics not… Audio
Health Ministry sitting on measles advice for more than a year
Doctors and infectious disease experts are meeting with Health Ministry officials tomorrow to push for urgent action on dealing with a big gap in measles immunity among young people. Audio
Measles warning for air passengers who flew from Auckland to Palmerston North
Passengers on flights between Auckland and Palmerston North in early July are being warned they may have been exposed to measles.
Warning to Wellington residents as more measles cases detected
Four further cases of measles have been confirmed in Wellington, taking the total for the year to 15 in the region.
Fifth case of measles forces Whangarei daycare to close doors
A Whangarei daycare has been forced to close its doors for two weeks after a fifth case of mealses in Northland. Video, Audio
50% of Auckland measles cases ending up in hospital
The number of people being hospitalised with measles in Auckland has climbed to 50 percent of all notified cases and health authorities are not entirely sure why. Auckland Regional Public Health… Audio
