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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report - Week 13

31 03 2020

SARS-CoV-2 detection in the Waikato is still dominated by travel related outbreaks.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2020 - Week 11

20 03 2020

There are still very few of the traditional winter viruses circulating.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2020 - Week 10

12 03 2020

Respiratory viral illness is at low levels.   A small number of patients with suspected COVID 19 in the Waikato have been tested, but all have been negative so far.

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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2020 - Week 7

18 02 2020

We are still in the “summer season”, with very little Influenza, RSV or other viruses circulating.

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Laboratory analyser update

12 02 2020

The laboratory analyser system includes a pre-analytical module (MPA) that streamlines the process by centrifuging specimens, separating them where required, and feeding them into the analysers automatically.

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