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COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2020 31 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on Overseas Infectious Diseases of priority concern.

Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal have decreased from 13.7% n 2009 to 9.4% in 2018. 22 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on maternal smoking in New Zealand. Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal have decreased from 13.

The Culex sitiens mosquito, first discovered in Kaipara Harbour in 2018, was eradicated in 2020 15 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on exotic mosquito species in New Zealand.

EHINZ member drives revision to blood lead levels 9 March 2021

Congratulations to our colleague Dr. Deborah Read, who has just had a major public health success.