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…

The University of Otago, Wellington Public Health Summer School is holding a one day symposium on Wednesday 7 February on the 1918 Influenza pandemic and the lessons we can learn from this event 100 years later. International and New Zealand experts will detail 1918 pandemic epidemiology and impact, and discussion panels will explore the implications…

Professor Michael Baker from the University of Otago, Wellington was interviewed by Jesse Mulligan from Radio New Zealand today about what pandemics are, how they spread and what disease is the greatest threat to human life.  

Are you ready for two days of One Health immersion? The 3rd One Health Symposium will be held on 13-14 December 2017 at the University of Otago, Wellington campus. The organising committee have designed another fantastic programme to stimulate discussion and foster collaboration among infectious diseases scientists and professionals across the fields of animal, environmental…

Two One Health Aotearoa members from the University of Otago’s Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases have made successful HRC and Marsden funding bids. Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship – Dr Htin Lin Aung Dr Htin Lin Aung has been awarded the prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship in the latest Health Research Council…