Swine Flu Situation Update
Introduction
New Zealand is currently on code yellow of its pandemic plan, following the arrival of Novel A H1N1 09 (Swine flu) on April 25 flight NZ 1.
The national response to this situation is being run by the Ministry of Health.
If you have any queries please go to the MOH website or contact Healthline on 0800 611 116.
Caring for yourself and your family to reduce risk to others living in the home. This means regularly washing your hands with soap and water, and drying them well. It means being careful to cover up coughs and sneezes with a tissue, putting used tissues into a bin, and staying away from others if you have the flu. If you do become unwell with flu-like symptoms please phone Healthline on 0800 611 116.- Signs and symptoms
- Caring for a baby or child with the flu
- How does it spread?
- Cleaning Guidelines for Householdsand 'Getting Ready' brochures.
School and early childhood education centres
Information for school and early childhood centre updates, influenza factsheets and factsheets for parents
Primary Care Advice
GP Algorithm for management of Pandemic H1N1 09 Influenza Virus
Institutional Guidelines
Advice for residential institutions and early childhood education centres on managing cases of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) 09.
Links to further information
- Ministry of Health: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/influenza-a-h1n1-news-media
- Centre for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
- World Health Organisation: www.who.int
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Information about the National Influenza Centre:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/competencies/HumanBiosecurity/
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Fact sheet about National Influenza Centre:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/
WHOfactsheetmay08.pdf - Factsheet about ESR at National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease: http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/NCBID fact sheet.pdf
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Factsheet about the national notifiable disease database and disease surveillance system:
http://www.esr.cri.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/ESR/PDF/
EpiSurvfactsheetmay08.pdf - National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease: www.ncbid.govt.nz
- Getting ready for pandemic influenza - brochures in a variety of languages
- New Zealand Government’s safe travel website www.safetravel.govt.nz.
