AAP - 02-03-2023

Recent cases of bird flu discovered in two Cambodian villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission, health officials in the country say, allaying

AAP - 28-02-2023

Japanese encephalitis has infected more Victorians than first thought, the state's health department says, as it opens vaccine eligibility to more local government areas.

AAP - 26-02-2023

The World Health Organisation is working with the Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country.

AAP - 23-02-2023

Tasmania has recorded its first measles case in four years, a person who recently returned from travelling overseas. The person, in their late 20s, tested positive

AAP - 11-02-2023

Health practitioners were reported for alleged misconduct at almost double the rate in the last year, according to Australia's health regulator. Botched procedures,

AAP - 26-01-2023

More cases of a dangerous mosquito-borne disease have been detected in mosquitoes in Victoria's north, prompting authorities to alert people in the area.

AAP - 23-01-2023

The South Australian government must urgently source more stocks of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine and expand the criteria for those eligible for the jabs, the state opposition

AAP - 22-01-2023

Two mosquito-borne diseases have been detected in multiple locations in northern Victoria, with particularly high numbers in Mildura in the state's northwest.

AAP - 12-01-2023

Rainfall, flooding and summer heat have formed the perfect environment for disease-carrying mosquitoes to boom, health authorities warn. The potentially fatal

AAP - 24-12-2022

Victorians are being warned that cases of invasive group A streptococcal disease are on the rise. The bacteria is found in the throat and on the skin, and can