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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 39

04 10 2022

RSV is still circulating.   SARS-CoV-2 is stable at lower levels.   Rhinoviruses are the third most prevalent group, followed by Metapneumovirus and the Adenoviruses.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 37

21 09 2022

RSV and Rhinovirus continue to circulate in the Waikato.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 35

05 09 2022

The Winter season is drawing to a close, but RSV is still present. There is a diversity of other viruses but Influenza has gone and SARS-CoV-2 has declined markedly.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 32

15 08 2022

Influenza A continues to fall away and RSV continues to climb gradually. There is a small amount of Rhino/Enterovirus around and some Coronavirus OC43.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 30

02 08 2022

We have seen one case of Influenza B.   Meanwhile RSV continues to increase and Influenza A is at low levels and falling.   Even Rhinoviruses are reduced.

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