Public health alerts

Public health alerts are sent out by email to primary care providers in the greater Wellington region, detailing current health concerns. If you would like to receive these alerts, please email Public Health.

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- 2020-11-19 Water Contamination Opaki Supply PDF, 401 KB
- 2020-11-13 National advisory: Notification of Outbreak of histamine (scombroid) fish poisoning PDF, 388 KB
- 2020-07-27 Product recall due to possible Listeria contamination PDF, 569 KB
- 2020-07-24 Director-General of Health update to health sector: Community testing for COVID-19 PDF, 551 KB
- 2020-07-03 Updated advice for health professionals: novel coronavirus (COVID-19) PDF, 404 KB
- 2020-06-04 National Advisory: COVID-19 testing and quarantine prior to Pacific travel PDF, 389 KB
- 2020-05-25 Covid updates PDF, 510 KB
  Updates on self-isolation for contacts, and management of relapsing cases
- 2020-05-21 Rheumatic fever increase PDF, 460 KB
- 2020-04-24 COVID-19 update – Advice for primary care services PDF, 546 KB
- 2020-04-17 COVID-19 Updated Case Definition and MoH Advice on Residential Care Outbreaks PDF, 449 KB
- 2020-04-09 COVID-19 Updated Case Definition and Advice for Health Professionals PDF, 451 KB
- 2020-04-07 Change in required isolation period for essential workers testing negative for COVID-19 PDF, 498 KB
  Includes updated case definition
- 2020-04-04 COVID-19 – Special powers of the Medical Officer of Health PDF, 565 KB
- 2020-03-26 National advisory: Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) response PDF, 382 KB
- 2020-03-25 COVID-19 update PDF, 781 KB
  Please note the addendum to this update regarding funding and CBAC location is managed by the 3DHB Community IMT.
- 2020-03-18 National advisory: Update on novel coronavirus response PDF, 401 KB
- 2020-03-17 National advisory: Three new cases; Update to Wellington SCL testing PDF, 387 KB
- 2020-03-16 MoH advisory: Streamlining testing for COVID-19 in the Community PDF, 419 KB
- 2020-03-15 National advisory: COVID-19 cases 7 and 8 PDF, 392 KB
- 2020-03-15 COVID-19 updates: border restrictions, case definition, notification process PDF, 556 KB
- 2020-03-09 National advisory: Update on COVID-19 response 11 and primary care update PDF, 1.7 MB
  Includes update for primary care testing, and flow chart for primary care triage.
- 2020-03-07 National advisory: Notification of fifth confirmed case of coronavirus PDF, 62 KB
- 2020-03-05 National advisory: Notification of third confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) PDF, 473 KB
- 2020-03-04 National advisory: Update on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response PDF, 385 KB
- 2020-02-28 National advisory: Update on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response PDF, 476 KB
- 2020-02-27 National advisory: Notification of updated case definition for COVID-19 PDF, 477 KB
- 2020-02-24 National advisory: Ministry of Health measles update PDF, 472 KB
- 2020-02-21 Primary care flow chart PDF, 706 KB
- 2020-02-21 Primary care FAQs PDF, 613 KB
- 2020-02-07 National advisory: Novel coronavirus response update 8 PDF, 549 KB
- 2020-02-03 National advisory: Self isolation guidance PDF, 239 KB
- 2020-02-03 National advisory: Novel coronavirus response update 6 and 7 PDF, 632 KB
- 2020-01-31 National advisory - Novel coronavirus response update 5 PDF, 615 KB
  Includes advice on infection prevention and control and personal protective equipment by setting
- 2020-01-30 National advisory - Latest information nCoV PDF, 397 KB
  NEW Information: 2019-nCoV an infectious disease notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health from Thursday, 30 January 2020 UPDATED Information: Travellers recently returned from Hubei province

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