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  • Avian influenza

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    Chapter reviewed and updated in December 2024.  A description of changes can be found at  Updates to the Communicable Disease Control Manual (external link) . Note: This chapter includes both highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and low pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI). Both are notifiable diseases – LPAI is included under the notifiable infectious diseases schedule 1 ‘non-seasonal influenza capable of being transmitted between humans’.    A separate chapter provides guidance on other types of non-seasonal influenza (external link) . Epidemiology Expand all Gl

  • Code of Practice for the HPI

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    Why have a code of practice? A code of practice is a statement of principles and best practice. It provides for transparency in the operation of the Health Provider Index (HPI). It provides a set of rules and expectations that practitioners, organisations and the public will be able to see and use to hold the organisations using the HPI to account. It ensures that the HPI is used only for purposes that are consistent with the aims of improving outcomes for patients, while respecting legitimate privacy expectations of practitioners and others whose information is stored on the system. What is t

  • Tuberculosis

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    ... Health 2019). Disinfection Disinfection Clean and disinfect surfaces and articles soiled with sputum or other contaminated bodily fluids. For further details, refer to Appendix 1: Disinfection . Recommendations for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising equipment are contained in the following standards: SNZ HB 8149:2001 Microbiological Surveillance of Flexible Hollow Endoscopes AS/NZS 4815:2006 Office-based Health Care Facilities. Reprocessing of reusable medical and surgical instruments and maintenance of the associated environment AS/NZS 4187:2003 Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilising Reu ...

  • Yellow Fever

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    About yellow fever Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. It is found in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America. Infection with the yellow fever virus causes varying degrees of disease, from mild symptoms to severe illness with bleeding and jaundice. There are an estimated 200,000 cases of yellow fever worldwide each year. About 15% of people infected with yellow fever develop a more severe form of the illness, and of those, up to half will die. Survival rates are improved with supportive hospital care, however there is no specif

  • Hepatitis C

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in May 2012.   Check whether you’re at risk of hepatitis C and choose where to get tested at  stickittohepc.co.nz (external link) Epidemiology Expand all New Zealand Epidemiology New Zealand Epidemiology Most cases of hepatitis C (HCV) in New Zealand have a history of injecting drug use or a history of sexual contact with a confirmed HCV case. Body piercing and tattooing are less common exposures. The National Needle Exchange Blood-borne Virus Seroprevalence Survey (undertaken in 2004) found that the prevalence of HCV infection among injecting drug

  • Iwi Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs)

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    ... IMPB Health Profiles Volumes 1 and 2 The IMPB Health Profiles Volume One and Two provide each IMPB with the most up to date snapshot of Māori health data specific to each of the 15 IMPBs. The data in these profiles build on the legacy of Māori-led health data from the Hauora: Māori Standards of Health series to Tatau Kahukura and the 2015 DHB Māori Health Profiles.   Download: Ātiawa Toa Health Profile - Volume 1 - PDF, 5.2 MB Download - PDF, 5.2 MB Download: Ātiawa Toa Health Profile - Volume 2 - PDF, 4.9 MB Download - PDF, 4.9 MB Download: Ngaa Pou Hauora oo Taamaki Mak ...

  • Where can I find health information?

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    Data sources Expand all Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study What is this? The New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study analyses health losses sustained by New Zealanders of all ages, both sexes and both major ethnic groups. What can I find here? Information based on data from the NZBD includes: causes of health loss the relative impact of different diseases, injuries and risk factors health expectancy. Who owns the data? Ministry of Health Where can I find this? Longer, Healthier Lives: New Zealand’s H

  • Family violence questions and answers

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    Why is family violence a health problem?   Family violence is common. For information and articles pertaining to family violence including prevalence and health effects see   New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (external link) . Why should child and partner abuse intervention be linked?   Studies show a high co-occurrence of child and partner abuse – (Murphy et al 2013). The   Family Violence Assessment and Intervention Guideline: Child abuse and intimate partner violence (external link)   (Ministry of Health 2016) identifies that the frequent co-occurrenc

  • Anthrax

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in May 2012. Epidemiology Expand all New Zealand epidemiology New Zealand epidemiology The last case of human anthrax in New Zealand was reported in 1940, and the last recorded outbreak among domestic livestock was in 1954. Human anthrax disease in New Zealand may occur in a traveller or through contact with illegally imported and contaminated animal products such as wool, hides, leather or bone. Case definition Expand all Clinical description Clinical description Anthrax is an illness with acute onset characterised by several distinct clinical forms including

  • Maternity referrals — Waikato

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    Guidelines for Consultation with Obstetric and Related Medical Services (Referral Guidelines) Process to find a Lead Maternity Carer - Midwife Expand all Find your midwife website Find your midwife website Find Your Midwife is a website where LMC can advertise their availability and the geographical areas they cover along with a profile. Direct pregnant people to access this site and contact the midwife directly to engage them as an LMC. Find Your Midwife (external link) Drop in clinics Drop in clinics There are currently no drop in clinics in Hamilton.  When a LMC can’t be accessed Whe