The flu tracker will help stay on top of community spread of the virus.
Join the national flu tracker website and report your own case of the flu, when it comes. It will help the government stay on top of things.
Influenza is a significant public health issue in New Zealand with 10-20 per cent of all New Zealanders getting infected and Covid-19 is
already putting pressure on the health system.
Some become so unwell from the 'ordinary' flu, they need hospital care and on average, about 400 people die from influenza or complications relating to it each year.
It's very worthwhile to consider alternative ways of understanding influenza trends so that the health authorities can be better prepared for this highly contagious disease.
The information FluTracking gathers is confidential and identifiable data isn't shared.
