ESR team take supreme award at science awards
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ESR’s COVID-19 team has been named the Supreme Award Winner at the Science New Zealand Awards 2020.
The awards celebrate the achievements of all...
ESR highlights need for monitoring of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance as part of...
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ESR is backing a call by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance’, as part of the focus of World...
ESR and Air New Zealand partner on COVID-19 saliva testing study
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An ESR study investigating testing for COVID-19 in saliva has been given the green-light to commence in January.
Funded by ESR, the study will...
Lastest wastewater results highlight ongoing detection of COVID-19
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The latest interactive map and dashboard(external link)of COVID-19 wastewater sampling locations throughout New Zealand includes the results of all tests taken up to...
Lumi Drug Scan passes major milestone
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An evaluation of the pilot Lumi Drug Scan service jointly developed by ESR and New Zealand Police has found the majority of frontline...
ESR data shows congenital syphilis on the rise and ongoing inequities in burden of...
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Newly released data from ESR’s ‘New Zealand Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Surveillance Dashboard(external link),’ highlights increased cases of congenital syphilis and higher rates...
Rapid ESR genome sequencing assists in crucial COVID-19 case investigation
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ESR genome sequencing shows its worth in the investigation of the health care worker at a quarantine facility.
In seven hours over the weekend,...
Ninety percent of New Zealand covered by ESR’s latest results of wastewater samples for...
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The number of wastewater treatment facilities providing samples to ESR for testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, the virus which causes COVID-19, has increased by almost 300 percent and now covers over 90 percent of the...
Nanopore sequencing supports probiotic development
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Probiotics are specific strains of live bacteria or yeast proven to have a beneficial effect on health. They are commonly consumed in yoghurts...
ESR wastewater testing of COVID-19 showing no community spread
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ESR testing of wastewater for COVID-19 has so far showed no signs of community spread, but the crown research institute is urging people...
ESR encourages world genetic experts to engage with indigenous communities
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ESR’s work in genomic sequencing which highlights the criticality of working closely with indigenous communities has been highlighted this week at the Annual...
ESR microplastics expert takes science to the sea
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Christchurch-based ESR Senior Scientist Olga Pantos and Research Assistant Hayden Masterton set sail out of Tāmaki Makaurau in June 2021 and headed north...
