Havelock North Water Supply Campylobacter Outbreak – Source and Ingress Investigations

Annual Conference

  • Havelock North public water supply suffered a significant Campylobacter contamination event in August 2016, following heavy rainfall event
  • Source of the contamination was the nearby Brookvale Road bore field - part of the HDC water supply system
  • Estimated 5,500 residents became ill with campylobacteriosis - 45 hospitalised, possible contribution to three fatalities
  • Campylobacter is the most commonly reported gastrointestinal disease in NZ. C. jejuni was the cause of the Havelock North outbreak (but not the only pathogen present)
Conference Papers

1. T Cussins 10.30.pdf

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11 Oct 2017