Measles cases now total 311
15 July 2019ESR says a further 30 cases of measles have been confirmed for the past week, bringing the total so far in 2019 to 311.
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Impacts of plastic pollution measured in new Lyttleton trial
3 July 2019, by jerome cvitanovichESR Scientists are investigating the impact of plastics on our marine environment in a new project that has recently got underway in Lyttleton harbour.
ESR urges caution as measles cases increase
2 July 2019*Measles cases continue to increase in New Zealand. ESR is urging people to be especially aware of measles as the school holidays start and there is...
Sexually transmitted infections data show increased syphilis and gonorrhoea in New Zealand
1 July 2019*Cases of syphilis in New Zealand continue to increase, with new ESR data showing 548 reported for the 12 months ended March 2019 and these cases...
ESR part of a successful HRC bid to reduce smoking rates
28 June 2019ESR is part of a successful bid for a Health Research Council programme grant that aims to reduce the high rates of smoking and close smoking disparities.