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An influenza pandemic could happen at any time. The most important thing is for New Zealanders to be prepared. This website contains up to date information, contact information, the pandemic plan and planning tips for you, your family or business.
Fourteen countries have, or are experiencing outbreaks of Avian Influenza (bird flu)
affecting mainly poultry. As of
11 January 2008, there have been 349 confirmed cases
of bird flu in humans, with 216 deaths reported to the World Health Organisation since December 2003.
If travelling to Asia, avoid contact with chickens and ducks.
The World Health Organization is worried that an avian influenza virus and a human influenza virus might mix, or the avian flu virus could change in another way, resulting in a new strain of influenza virus that can be easily passed from person to person.
The Bay of Plenty and Lakes District Health Boards are working together to plan for a potential pandemic.
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Phase |
Example Situation |
Alert Code |
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Information |
Confirmation of EID-related emergency outside New Zealand |
White |
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Standby |
Possible EID-related emergency in New Zealand – imported cases without local transmission |
Yellow |
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Activation |
EID-related emergency in New Zealand – many imported cases and / or local transmission, outbreak or epidemic |
Red |
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Standdown |
End of outbreak, epidemic or emergency – services returning to normal |
Green |
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