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  • Aotearoa’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza: Heightened awareness and surveillance essential for early detection

    … Summary Aotearoa New Zealand confirmed its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus infection … imposed to contain the outbreak, restricting the movement of birds, poultry products, feed and equipment. This highly … Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19 without delay. 15 What this Briefing adds The HPAI H7N6 subtype is distinct …
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  • Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health

    … is currently consulting the public on a redesign of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), its key climate … form has not been effective in reducing emissions 5 nor does it fully realise its potential to protect public … is also consistent with international research. 20 What's new in this Briefing Outlines problems for public …
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  • Nitrate contamination in drinking water and adverse birth outcomes: emerging evidence is concerning for NZ

    … new evidence and puts it into a NZ context. Nitrate is one of the most common drinking water contaminants in NZ, largely … in infants. Thus, the current nitrate limit does not account for the potential links to cancer or other … age, low birth weight and preterm births. 6-10 However, what differentiates these two new studies from previous …
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  • Embracing downward counterfactual analysis to navigate future cyclones

    … scenarios include higher storm severity (as per aspects of some previous cyclones), worse timing, hitting Auckland … outcome of a disaster event is imagined to be worse than what actually occurred. It is a form of counterfactual … it is much more common for post-hoc analysis to look at what went well with disaster response, or what went badly …
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  • Communicating public health evidence – a successful first year for the PHCC

    … Summary It has been a year since the launch of the Public Health Communication Centre (PHCC) and the … communicate public health evidence. The increasing number of Briefings, contributing authors, subscriber numbers, and … for our work, for the wider sector and policymakers. What this Briefing adds The PHCC has been highly effective in …
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  • More evidence that elimination is the best COVID-19 control strategy for health and the economy

    … be really certain about the relative benefits and costs of different COVID-19 control strategies. The likely health … context.   Image sourced from Institut économique Molinari What does this new European Report find? The key finding of this …
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  • From across the Ditch: How Australia has to decide on the least worst option for COVID-19

    … Australia owes a debt of gratitude to its pandemic modellers, public health … rather than allowing it to increase then flatten. But what next? Australia now has the conundrum not afforded most … advocating this washing-the-epidemic-through option (or what is also called herd immunity). What I am strongly …
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  • Faster mortality decline – slower population ageing. How could this be?

    …   SNZ predictions of number of New Zealanders aged 65 plus Have you sat in a … according to a recent paper in PLoS ONE . At issue here is what defines “old age”. When Dick Seddon introduced the Old … year, the most rapid improvement of any age group (5)! It does not take too much reflection to realise that as the …
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  • Removing the nicotine from tobacco: The key component of the current Smokefree Bill

    … the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan: denicotinisation of cigarettes and tobacco, large reductions in outlets selling tobacco, and the introduction of a Smokefree Generation policy. In a previous blog we … in NZ or by existing NZ-based tobacco or vaping companies. What are the priorities? There are at least four priority …
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  • Being Bolder – Public Health Endgames for NZ

    … At the Public Health Congress in Auckland last week, one of us presented on potential public health endgames – partly … on public health-related endgames. It also considers what additional endgames this country could be bolder about … tobacco). Future: Potential for further endgames in NZ? So what could be added to this list? The infectious disease …
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