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Check here for news, blog posts, and updates on what's happening in the Laboratory Service.
Check here for news, blog posts, and updates on what's happening in the Laboratory Service.
There’s still not much about at the moment except SARS-CoV-2, only a small amount of Rhinovirus. New viruses have not yet arrived in the Waikato since opening the borders.
Read MoreThe initial high positivity rates and circulation among children have run their course and spillover into older, fully vaccinated, age groups has also receded.
Read MoreWe aren't finding much else except SARS-CoV-2 at the moment. In the Northern Hemisphere, two types of Influenza are circulating quite late in the season.
Read MoreWe have greatly reduced the amount of testing done at the hospital lab, due to use of Rapid Antigen Testing in the community.
Read MoreUpdate on traditional respiratory viruses other than SARS-CoV-2. Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2022 Week 10
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