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Measles case highlights 'ticking time bomb’ w/ Helen Petousis-Harris from the University of Auckland: 14 May, 2025
Manage episode 482641629 series 1415376
Just this week, New Zealand’s first measles case in 2 years was reported in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
The patient contracted the disease while travelling in Asia before coming back to Aotearoa and, with global measles cases on the rise, concerns have been raised about the potential for an outbreak and its impacts on New Zealand’s already overburdened healthcare system.
Oto spoke to Helen Petousis-Harris, an Associate Professor in General Practice & Primary Healthcare at the University of Auckland, to discuss the recent measles case in Aotearoa and its potential implications.

1167 episodes
Manage episode 482641629 series 1415376
Just this week, New Zealand’s first measles case in 2 years was reported in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
The patient contracted the disease while travelling in Asia before coming back to Aotearoa and, with global measles cases on the rise, concerns have been raised about the potential for an outbreak and its impacts on New Zealand’s already overburdened healthcare system.
Oto spoke to Helen Petousis-Harris, an Associate Professor in General Practice & Primary Healthcare at the University of Auckland, to discuss the recent measles case in Aotearoa and its potential implications.

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