New research has found that many New Zealand consumers are unaware of the high levels of Campylobacter contamination of fresh chicken and most want safety labelling about the risks on poultry products. A University of Otago, Wellington study of consumers, published last week in the international journal BMC Public Health, found that only 15 per cent of…

One Health Aotearoa held a strategic retreat at the end of last month to plan for the future of the Alliance. Twenty participants from our key partner institutions – University of Otago, Massey University and ESR – gathered at the Green House in Central Christchurch for the two day retreat. They worked on developing key…

As World Tuberculosis Day looms on 24 March, one of the University of Otago’s latest Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellows, Dr Htin Lin Aung, is building relationships to help combat the top infectious disease killer in the world. Awarded the four-year $500,000 fellowship on 1 December last year, Dr Aung is well down the…

Associate Jackie Professor Benschop from Massey University’s Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory is in Hawke’s Bay this week to present the most current leptospirosis research and its health impact to the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board. Read the full article on the New Zealand Herald website.

Public health researcher Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago, Wellington was featured on NewsHub Nation, discussing how prepared New Zealand is for a pandemic. Watch the full article on the NewsHub website.

One Health Aotearoa Co-director and food safety scientist Professor Nigel French was interviewed by the Manawatu Standard about raw milk this week, as two suppliers of unpasteurised milk have recently recalled their products because of campylobacter fears. Read the full article on the Stuff website.

One Health Aotearoa Co-director Nigel French has been appointed distinguished professor, a title bestowed on up to 15 Massey University professors who have achieved outstanding international eminence in their fields. The appointment was confirmed by Massey University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas last week. Formal presentations will be made next month. Distinguished Professor Nigel French, a…

Urgent and proactive action is needed to protect young people from the current mumps outbreak in New Zealand, says Dr Ayesha Verrall, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington. New Zealand is in the grip of its worst mumps outbreak in decades. The outbreak started in Auckland early last year…

Our latest newsletter calls for expressions of interest to participate in our strategic retreat, re-caps our successful symposium held late last year and highlights the Risk, Response and Social Systems Group at ESR.   View the One Health Aotearoa Summer 2018 newsletter

Professor Iain Lamont from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Otago is leading a project to unmask the genes in a superbug that make it resistant to antibiotic drugs used to treat and prevent bacterial infections. Lamont says that the rapid rise of superbugs – or bacteria that have become resistant to all…