Waikato DHB Laboratories provide a diagnostic service from the Waikato Hospital base in Hamilton, and the rural laboratories situated at TeKuiti, Taumarunui, Tokoroa and Thames.
Using leading edge technology, the laboratory processes approximately 8 million tests per annum.
Our highly skilled and dedicated workforce provides both routine and specialised testing for Waikato DHB and specialist testing for community laboratories and other DHBs.
We are now in the “summer season”, with very small amounts of Influenza A and RSV still circulating. This will be the last report for 2019.
Read MoreRespiratory virus numbers are low now, with rhinoviruses and enteroviruses predominating.
Read MoreGraphs show the relative timing of Influenza seasons form 2011 to 2019.
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