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As the Te Niwha funded research progresses, publications are starting to come out. You can now follow Te Niwha’s Google Scholar page to keep up to date with new publications from our researchers.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS:

>>	Prevention of rheumatic heart disease in New Zealand: High-dose subcutaneous benzathine penicillin is cost-saving compared with traditional intramuscular injections J Bennett et al - IJID Regions UPDATED: January 2026
>>	A kinder way to deliver penicillin for rheumatic fever: Shouldn't children have this choice? J Bennett et al - The Briefing UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Modelling the interaction between ethnicity and infectious disease transmission dynamics in Aotearoa New Zealand during the first Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic M Plank et al - Mathematical in Medical and Life Sciences UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Ethical considerations in infectious disease modelling for public health policy: the case of school closure M Plank et al - Interface Focus UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Estimating excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand M Plank et al - International Journal of Epidemiology UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Estimation of end-of-outbreak probabilities in the presence of delayed and incomplete case reporting M Plank et al - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Science UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Quantifying age-specific household contacts in Aotearoa New Zealand for infectious disease modelling M Plank et al - Royal Society Open Science UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Limitations of serological screening for measles immunity in young health care workers in New Zealand S Saha et al - Vaccine UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Are Online Maps and Booking Systems for Antenatal Vaccination Fit for Purpose? A Qualitative Study P Tohaia et al - Vaccines UPDATED: January 2026
>>	Patient-reported perceptions, experiences and preferences around intravenous and oral antibiotics for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a descriptive qualitative study M Bloomfield et al - Clinical Infectious Diseases UPDATED: September 2025
>>	Safety and effectiveness of statins in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: Systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials T Hills et al - Thrombosis Research UPDATED: September 2025
>>	Single-Dose Rifampicin Leprosy Chemoprophylaxis for Household Contacts in Kiribati: An Audit of a Combined Retrospective and Prospective Approach N Douglas n et al - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease UPDATED: September 2025
>>	HPV vaccination in Aotearoa New Zealand: Impact of a school-based program on adolescent vaccine coverage S Cosgrove et al - Vaccine UPDATED: September 2025