New Zealand: 2022 Monkeypox

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Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...-first-case-of-monkeypox-detected-in-auckland

New Zealand's first case of monkeypox detected in Auckland
Hannah Martin21:09, Jul 09 2022

New Zealand’s first case of monkeypox has been detected in Auckland, the Ministry of Health has announced.

The person in their 30s is in isolation at home, and has recently returned from overseas travel in a country with reported cases of monkeypox. A “very small” number of contacts are being advised to watch for symptoms, and there is no evidence of community transmission...

 

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Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national...eypox-confirmed-in-nz-ministry-of-health-says

Second case of monkeypox confirmed in NZ, Ministry of Health says
12:15 pm today

The Ministry of Health has been notified of a second confirmed case of monkeypox in New Zealand.

The ministry said the person, who had a record of recent overseas travel, was isolating in the Northern region.

There was no evidence of community transmission from this case, it said.

The ministry also said the case was not linked to the first case of monkeypox reported on Saturday, and there is no evidence of any community transmission...

 

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Fifth Monkeypox case

News article

03 September 2022

Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand are today reporting a fifth case of Monkeypox in New Zealand.

The person, who has recently returned from overseas, is currently isolating in the Auckland region, following a positive test result.

Significantly, there is no evidence of community transmission from this case and public health staff have assessed the risk of transmission from this case as low.

To protect the privacy of this person and their contacts, we will be making no further comment on this case, at this stage.

The Ministry has provided advice over the last few weeks to public health units, primary health organisations and sexual health clinics to assist with identifying potential cases. Health professionals are being reminded to remain vigilant for any possible cases of Monkeypox.

We continue to advise anyone who will have close physical or sexual contact while overseas, or with people who’ve recently been overseas, to be mindful of Monkeypox symptoms and the health advice. See the link below for more information.

According to the World Health Organization, the number of Monkeypox cases reported globally declined by 21% last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and signalling Europe’s outbreak may be starting to decline

Information about Monkeypox, including symptoms and public health advice can be found at Monkeypox (MPX).

https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/news-items/fifth-monkeypox-case

 

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Source: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/10/06/monkeypox-first-community-transmission-detected-in-nz/

Monkeypox: First community transmission detected in NZ
4:37pmSource: 1News

The first community spread cases of monkeypox have been detected in New Zealand.

Two new cases of the disease are both cases of community transmission according to health authorities today.

This means they were caught from someone in New Zealand and not an overseas source.

"As there is currently no confirmed link between the two cases and no identified link to a known overseas acquired case, the agencies consider there is the potential for more cases to emerge," a Te Whatu Ora statement says...

...The health authority says the two cases are isolating in Auckland....

...There have now been 11 cases of monkeypox detected in New Zealand.

 

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Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...unity-transmission-in-auckland-and-wellington

Monkeypox: Two more cases of community transmission, in Auckland and Wellington
Melanie Earley09:58, Oct 18 2022

Two more cases of monkeypox (MPX) have been detected in the community, officials say.

One is in Auckland and the other is in Wellington, Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) reported.

Te Whatu Ora said both of the cases had been identified as community transmission within New Zealand.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases – both active and recovered – to 25...

 

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Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...-community-transmission-confirmed-in-auckland

Monkeypox: One new case of community transmission confirmed in Auckland
Hannah Martin17:11, Nov 10 2022

One new community case of monkeypox (MPX) has been reported in New Zealand in the past week.

The new case is in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), the Ministry of Health advised on Thursday evening.

It brings the total number of confirmed MPX cases (both active and recovered) in Aotearoa in this outbreak to 34​, to date.

Of these, nine​​ were acquired overseas, and 25​ were identified as community transmission...