At the week ending March 21, just 0.4 per cent reported these, with no positive detections of influenza. Source / FluTracking"At the moment, we do not have any influenza virus circulation in our community," ESR virologist Dr Sue Huang said. "The likely source of influenza virus importation would be returnees bringing influenza virus from those overseas countries where the virus is circulating." "However, influenza is notoriously unpredictable and there are other factors that may lead to the influenza virus reaching New Zealand and establishing community transmission," she said. "The virus can come back as long as the opportunity exists for influenza virus to pass from one person to another because influenza virus is still circulating globally."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 31, 2021 02:52 UTC