Helene Marsters

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14 interceptions containing mosquitoes of overseas origin in 2020 13 April 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on High-risk pests caught at New Zealand's border. There were 14 interceptions containing mosquitoes of overseas origin in 2020.
COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2020 31 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on Overseas Infectious Diseases of priority concern.
Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal have decreased from 13.7% n 2009 to 9.4% in 2018. 22 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on maternal smoking in New Zealand. Maternal smoking rates at two weeks postnatal have decreased from 13.
The Culex sitiens mosquito, first discovered in Kaipara Harbour in 2018, was eradicated in 2020 15 March 2021

Here are the key findings from our latest factsheet on exotic mosquito species in New Zealand.
46 notifications (out of 120) of meningococcal disease in children aged 0–14 years in 2018 25 November 2020

We have updated the 'Meningococcal disease notifications for children aged 0–14 years' indicator.
In 2018/19, approximately 110,000 children aged 2-14 years had medicated asthma in New Zealand 12 October 2020

The rate of medicated asthma has remained relatively consistent for over 10 years, from 2006/07 to 2018/19. Read more about asthma prevalence in children or download the factsheet
Asthma prevalence in children aged 2-14 years 8 January 2020

In 2017/18, 1 in 7 children (14. 9%) aged 2-14 years had medicated asthma. Read more about asthma prevalence in children or download the factsheet.