Environmental Health Indicators

Border health

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This section gives background information about how exotic diseases affect our health.

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Overseas infectious diseases of priority concern

An overview of exotic, infectious diseases detected overseas which are of priority concern to New Zealand.

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Exotic Diseases of Concern to New Zealand

How New Zealand health has been affected by respiratory diseases and public health emergencies of international concern which cross our international border.

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Mosquito-borne disease in New Zealand

How New Zealand health has been affected by mosquito-borne diseases which cross our international borders.

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High-risk insects caught at New Zealand’s border

The types of exotic mosquitoes which are caught at our border by New Zealand’s mosquito surveillance programme.

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Exotic mosquito species established in New Zealand

The presence of exotic mosquito species in New Zealand increases the risk of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks here.