| 2009 flu pandemic in New Zealand | |
|---|---|
 500+ Confirmed cases 50+ Confirmed cases 5–49 Confirmed cases 1–4 Confirmed cases | |
 Deaths Confirmed cases Unconfirmed or suspected cases | |
| Disease | H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human swine influenza) |
| Virus strain | H1N1 |
| First outbreak | Thought to be Central Mexico |
| Arrival date | 25 April 2009 |
| Confirmed cases | 3,175[1] |
| Suspected cases‡ | n/a |
Deaths | 69[2] |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The 2009 swine flu pandemic in New Zealand was caused by a novel strain of the A/H1N1 influenza virus. A total of 3,175 cases and 69 deaths were recorded,[1][2] although a seroprevalence study estimated that around 800,000 individuals may have been infected during the initial wave of the pandemic.[3]
- ^ a b "Pandemic Influenza (H1N1) 09 Swine Flu – Update 156". New Zealand Ministry of Health. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ a b Gosset, Katy; Journalist (17 March 2020). "Swine Flu 2009/2010". RNZ. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Bandaranayake, Don; Huang, Sue; Bissolo, Ange; Wood, Tim (May 2010). Seroprevalence of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in New Zealand (PDF) (Report). ESR.