International News
30 Sep 2009
Travel Health Notice: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Global Situation On 11 June 2009, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an Influenza Pandemic. It raised its Influenza Pandemic Alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6, its highest level, which means there is global spread of the 'Swine Flu' or Pandemic...
30 Sep 2009
Avian influenza
Definitions
Avian influenza, or "bird 'flu": a contagious disease caused by viruses that normally infect only birds. It has occasionally infected humans who have had close contact with poultry or wild birds. There is currently no evidence of sustainable transmission of avian...
30 Sep 2009
Samoa
Reviewed: 8 October 2009, 18:30 NZDTStill current at: 30 October 2009
There is some risk to your safety in parts of Samoa and we advise caution due to the recent devastating tsunami.
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Samoa on 30 September. A tsunami generated by the earthquake resulted in a...
