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15 February 2023
Anna
By email: [FYI request #21791 email]
Ref:
H2023020060
Tēnā koe Anna
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 10 February 2023. You requested:
“May I please have the numbers of New Zealanders diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease, or other spongiform encephalopathies for the following years? 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 (if any data is available so far)”
I have been advised that this information is more closely connected to the functions of by Te
Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to Te
Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from their agency in
due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Anna
<[FYI request #21791 email]>
Sent: Friday, 10 February 2023 3:30 pm
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health
<[Ministry of Health request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease / spongiform encephalopathies
Dear Ministry of Health,
May I please have the numbers of New Zealanders diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,
or other spongiform encephalopathies for the following years?
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 (if any data is available so far)
Yours faithfully,
Anna
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