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Influenza Annual Report 2012

Please note: As of 1 July 2025, the New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) is the new name for the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). Research and reports published prior to this date may reference the organisation’s former name.

Summary

This report summarises the results obtained from influenza surveillance in New Zealand for 2012, and includes some comparisons with previous years. It also includes information on influenza morbidity (obtained from SARI surveillance and the Ministry of Health’s National Minimum Dataset), and influenza immunisation coverage data (obtained from Health Benefits Limited).

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