Meningococcal Disease Reports

These reports contain information on the epidemiology of meningococcal disease in New Zealand.

Previous annual reports from 1997 to 2007 are available by searching the Ministry of Health’s library catalogue. 

Separate annual reports on meningococcal disease are no longer being produced and the 2013 Meningococcal Disease Report is the final annual report. Information on meningococcal disease for 2014 onwards is available in the annual surveillance summaries. 

Additional reports are produced on an 'as needed' basis. Due to an increase in meningococcal group W cases in 2018, fortnightly reports are available for 23 November 2018 to 6 March 2019 showing a cumulative summary of meningococcal disease cases from 1 January 2018. More detailed quarterly reports, similar to the 23 November 2018 report, will be produced in 2019.