Read the latest health alerts from Canterbury District Health Board.
Please contact the CDHB media team if you would like to know more about any of these health alerts. You can also visit the Community and Public Health website for more information about public health in Canterbury.
Thursday 12 December 2019Quick Read
With the Christmas and New Year holidays fast approaching, you may have an overseas trip planned and be counting down... read more about Don’t let measles ruin your holiday – make sure your whānau’s vaccinations are up to date»
Wednesday 27 November 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its health warning at Takamatua Bay... read more about Health Warning lifted at Takamatua Bay and Akaroa Main Beach»
Friday 22 November 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after high levels of... read more about Health warning – Unsafe Recreational Water Quality at Takamatua Bay and Akaroa Main Beach»
Thursday 14 November 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom at Lake Forsyth/ Te Roto o Wairewa»
Tuesday 1 October 2019
A Canterbury woman, working at Burwood Hospital has been confirmed as having measles. Canterbury DHB’s Community and... read more about New measles case confirmed in Canterbury»
Tuesday 1 October 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after potentially... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Lake Forsyth/Te Roto o Wairewa»
Monday 30 September 2019
Canterbury DHB’s public health unit has been fielding calls from concerned parents following publicity about the... read more about Meningococcal disease is not like measles…it’s hard to ‘catch’»
Friday 13 September 2019
An infant in the Canterbury region has been confirmed as having measles. The infant and their family returned to... read more about Measles case confirmed in Canterbury»
Thursday 25 July 2019
An infant in the Canterbury region has been confirmed as having measles. It is now more important than ever that... read more about Measles case confirmed in Canterbury»
Thursday 13 June 2019Quick Read
A passenger arriving in Christchurch on Jetstar Flight number JQ237 from Auckland on 6 June has been confirmed as... read more about Plane passengers exposed to measles on flight JQ237 from Auckland to Christchurch departing on 6 June 2019 and from Christchurch to Auckland on Flight JQ236 departing on 8 June 2019»
Thursday 16 May 2019Quick Read
Canterbury health authorities have today declared the measles outbreak that started in the region on 16 February... read more about Canterbury measles outbreak declared officially over»
Tuesday 14 May 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted the algal bloom health warning that... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom in the Otukaikino/Waimakariri confluence near SH1 and Main North Road bridges»
Thursday 2 May 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom at Lake Forsyth/ Te Roto o Wairewa»
Thursday 11 April 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom on the Selwyn/Waikirikiri River at Glentunnel»
Friday 29 March 2019Quick Read
To help contain Canterbury’s measles outbreak a wider group of people are now eligible to receive a second MMR... read more about Next steps for measles vaccine campaign»
Wednesday 27 March 2019
A passenger arriving in Christchurch on Virgin Australia Flight number VA99 from Melbourne has been confirmed as having... read more about Plane passengers exposed to measles on flight VA99 from Melbourne to Christchurch on Tuesday 19 March 2019»
Thursday 21 March 2019Quick Read
The number of measles cases in Canterbury has risen to 34, with a further five cases under investigation. Canterbury... read more about Measles continues to spread in Canterbury»
Tuesday 19 March 2019Quick Read
The number of confirmed measles cases in Canterbury now stands at 30, with one under investigation. Canterbury Medical... read more about Canterbury measles update – 30 cases and one under investigation»
Thursday 14 March 2019Quick Read
The number of measles cases in Canterbury remains at 28, with 12 under investigation. Canterbury Medical Officer of... read more about Canterbury Measles update – 28 cases and 12 under investigation»
Wednesday 13 March 2019Quick Read
Eighteen thousand doses of the MMR vaccine arrived in Canterbury this morning, and another 9,000 doses are expected to... read more about Measles vaccines arrive in Canterbury»
Monday 11 March 2019
The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canterbury now stands at twenty-five and is likely to rise further over the... read more about Twenty-five measles cases now confirmed in Canterbury»
Friday 8 March 2019
The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canterbury now stands at fifteen and is likely to rise further over the... read more about Fifteen measles cases now confirmed in Canterbury»
Thursday 7 March 2019Quick Read
The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canterbury now stands at fourteen and is likely to rise still further over... read more about Fourteen measles cases now confirmed in Canterbury»
Monday 4 March 2019Quick Read
Two further cases of measles have been identified in Canterbury bringing the total of confirmed cases to seven. The two... read more about Seven measles cases now confirmed in Canterbury»
Friday 1 March 2019Quick Read
A fifth measles case has been confirmed in Canterbury – a pre-schooler from Rangiora. Four of the five confirmed... read more about Fifth measles case confirmed in Canterbury»
Thursday 28 February 2019Quick Read
A fourth measles case has been confirmed in Canterbury – a young woman who, like two of the other three confirmed... read more about Fourth measles case confirmed in Canterbury»
Tuesday 26 February 2019
Three measles cases have been confirmed in the past four days in the Canterbury region. The three confirmed cases come... read more about Measles cases confirmed in Canterbury»
Thursday 21 February 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit would like to remind the public that health... read more about Reminder – Health Warnings in place for Algal Blooms at various sites in Canterbury»
Tuesday 5 February 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit have issued a health warning after potentially... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in the Ashley/ Rakahuri River near the State Highway 1 Bridge»
Wednesday 30 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its algal bloom health warning issued... read more about Health warning removed for algal bloom in the Otukaikino/Waimakariri confluence near SH1 and Main North Road bridges»
Tuesday 29 January 2019Quick Read
The Community and Public Health division of Canterbury District Health Board has issued a health warning after... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in Lake Pegasus»
Thursday 24 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit have issued a health warning after potentially... read more about Health Warning – Toxic Algal Bloom in Selwyn/Waikirikiri River downstream of the Glentunnel Swimming Hole»
Thursday 24 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit have issued a health warning for the Waipara... read more about Health Warning – Toxic Algal Bloom in the Waipara River at Teviotdale»
Tuesday 15 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit have issued a health warning after potentially... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in the Otukaikino/Waimakariri confluence near SH1 and Main North Road bridges»
Tuesday 15 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit have issued a health warning after potentially... read more about Health Warning – Algal Bloom in the Ashley / Rakahuri River near Rangiora-Loburn Bridge»
Tuesday 8 January 2019Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has lifted its health warning at Sandy Bay.... read more about Health warning lifted at Sandy Bay, Canterbury»
Monday 31 December 2018Quick Read
Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has issued a health warning after very high... read more about Health Warning: Unsafe Recreational Water Quality at Sandy Bay»
Thursday 4 October 2018Quick Read
Canterbury’s gardeners are being urged to take care with potting mix and compost to avoid repeating the spike in... read more about Avoiding a Legionnaires’ Spring Spike»
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Canterbury DHB is contacting all patients who have had open heart surgery in which foreign material has been implanted... read more about Important information for open heart surgery patients»
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Page last updated: 16 December 2019
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