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Monthly notifiable disease surveillance report May 2025

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

Zip file containing pdf monthly report and excel tables. Key notifiable trends discussed: Arboviral diseases, Measles, Mpox, Pertussis, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection. Outbreaks discussed: Acute gastroenteritis, Invasive group A streptococcal infection, Respiratory illness, Typhoid fever.

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