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Pandemic influenza information for people arriving in New Zealand

This message is a health warning:
Call a doctor if you become ill after arrival in New Zealand.

If a worldwide influenza pandemic starts, the influenza may enter New Zealand
with someone coming in from overseas and becoming ill soon after arrival.

Call a doctor if you have a high temperature (more than 38˚C/100.4˚F) and
any of the following symptoms within two weeks of your arrival in New Zealand:

• cough, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties
• sore throat, stuffy or runny nose
• aches and pains or fatigue.

Tell the doctor you have recently come from overseas.

To find a doctor, ask Reception at your hotel/motel/campground
or look in the front of the local telephone book under Registered
Medical Practitioners, or telephone HealthLine (0800 611 116).

You can help stop the illness spreading by:

• staying where you are and avoiding direct contact with others
• covering your nose and mouth with a paper tissue when you
  cough or sneeze
• putting tissues straight into a sealed rubbish bin or
  plastic bag
• washing your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds
  with soap and warm water, taking special care:
  • after coughing, sneezing, blowing your
  • nose or wiping children’s noses
  • after caring for sick people
  • after using the toilet
  • before handling food.

Always dry your hands thoroughly after washing.

Page last reviewed: October 2007