Information for Health Professionals

Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health provides public health information and advice to health professionals in our coverage area (Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast and the Chatham Islands).

• Public Health Alerts
• Public Health Updates
• Notifiable Diseases
• Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Reports
• Healthy Public Policy
• Public Health Evidence
• Vaccinators

Latest public health updates

• Mpox guidance from Communicable Disease Control Manual
• Severe disease invasive Group A Strep now a ‘notifiable’ disease
• Information on hepatitis A from Health NZ

Latest public health alerts

• Protecting infants against pertussis - 28th November 2024
• Pertussis (whooping cough) in Canterbury - 22nd May 2024

Featured links

• Updated national public health guidance for avian influenza (Health NZ)
• The Prevention of Legionellosis in New Zealand: Guidelines for the Control of Legionella Bacteria (Health NZ)
• Refugee Health Care: A Handbook for Health and Social Care Providers (Health NZ)

Helpful links

• Authorised Vaccinator Forms
• Disease Notification Forms
• Latest COVID-19 data and statistics