Mosquito-borne diseases on the rise again

Posted 7 hours ago by Helene Marsters Less than a minute to read

We have updated our Mosquito-borne disease in New Zealand surveillance report. Here are the key findings.

Mosquito-borne disease notifications increased from 46 in 2022 to 122 in 2023, driven mainly by rises in dengue and malaria cases.
Asian and Southeast Asian countries were common travel destinations for individuals returning to New Zealand with dengue in 2023. Those with malaria had travelled to Africa and the Pacific.
Higher mosquito-borne disease rates were observed for males and Pacific peoples.
In 2019–23, the Auckland district had a high mosquito-borne disease rate that was nearly twice the national rate.

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