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From: Heather Austin <[FOI #19593 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 June 2022 21:56
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Data on insect venom anaphylaxis
in NZ during past 5 years
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide numbers of children who have anaphylaxis following bee and
wasp stings in NZ over the past five years.

Yours faithfully,

Heather Austin

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Hi Heather

 

Thank you for your request.  We only know about these events if the child
is admitted to hospital.  The number of publicly funded hospital
discharges aged 0-14 with a primary diagnosis of             

Anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock, unspecified (ICD-10 code T78.2) and an
external cause code of Contact with hornets, bees and wasps (ICD-10 code
X23) was:

2016/17 = 2

2017/18 = 2

2018/19 = 1

2019/20 = 9

2020/21 = 3

 

I hope this helps.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Cheers

 

 

Chris Lewis

Senior Information Analyst

Interim Health New Zealand

phone: +64-4-816-2869

fax: +64-4-816-2898

e-mail: [1][email address]

 

 

 

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From: Heather Austin <[2][FOI #19593 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 June 2022 21:56
To: OIA Requests <[3][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Data on insect venom anaphylaxis
in NZ during past 5 years

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide numbers of children who have anaphylaxis following bee and
wasp stings in NZ over the past five years.

Yours faithfully,

Heather Austin

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