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Measles alert after baby diagnosed in western Sydney

AAP - 29-03-2023

People in western Sydney are being urged to watch out for measles symptoms after a baby was diagnosed with the highly infectious respiratory illness. NSW Health

 
South Australia records first measles case since 2019

AAP - 25-03-2023

South Australia has recorded its first case of measles in a resident since 2019 after a three-year-old boy was infected. The boy, from regional South Australia,

 
TB checks continue as calls grow for new vaccine

AAP - 25-03-2023

Screening and checks to contain an outbreak of tuberculosis cases on South Australia's Indigenous lands are continuing amid new calls for extra funding to eliminate the

 
Vaccine-derived poliovirus found in Burundi, DR Congo

AAP - 19-03-2023

Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organisation and Global Polio Eradication

 
Top doctor's flu warning ahead of virus triple threat

AAP - 15-03-2023

Dr Nick Coatsworth used to be the face of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but even he is guilty of putting off getting the flu jab. The infectious diseases physician

 
Third Victorian dies from Murray Valley encephalitis

AAP - 15-03-2023

A third Victorian has died from the mosquito-borne Murray Valley encephalitis virus. The man aged in his 70s died earlier this month after potentially being exposed

 
Second death from Murray Valley encephalitis confirmed

AAP - 07-03-2023

A second woman has died from Murray Valley encephalitis and a man is in hospital with the virus as more suspected cases are investigated. A woman in her sixties

 
Language to be no barrier for accessing HIV support

AAP - 07-03-2023

Hundreds of people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities living with HIV will be better able to understand vital education material as part of a national

 
Aphasia patients get chance to be 'part of life again'

AAP - 05-03-2023

When Paul Fraser collapsed in his Byron Bay home he lay helpless on the floor, suddenly unable to speak. His wife Julie Brown immediately called an ambulance,

 
SA health concerned over tuberculosis outbreak

AAP - 04-03-2023

A spate of tuberculosis cases on South Australia's Indigenous lands has raised concerns among health authorities. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier

 

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