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Leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji prompts CDC travel notice

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Fiji this week with the current leptospirosis outbreak primarily seen in the Central and...

Auckland goes into another lockdown after COVID-19 case reported

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 For the second time in two weeks, Auckland, New Zealand (pop. 1.7 million) will go into lockdown mode after a case of COVID-19, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The...

Has lockdown driven tinnitus sufferers to despair?

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One in six people in Australia suffer from chronic tinnitus – the debilitating and irreversible hearing ailment characterised by unceasing ringing in the ears – yet scant research has been done to...

New Caledonia reports spike in leptospirosis in early 2021

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The New Caledonia Department of Health and Social Affairs reports an increase in leptospirosis cases in the first two months of 2021. From January 1 to February 21, a total...

Legionnaires’ disease cases up in Sydney

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 NSW Health is reporting an increase in Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Greater Sydney area in December and January. Seventeen cases of Legionnaires’ disease were notified...

Leptospirosis cases up in Fiji with 5 deaths recorded

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services has established “Clinical Teams” of Specialists in addition to the many Public Health workers performing outreach programs...

Cook Islands dengue outbreak grows, Mass cleaning campaign begins

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up to the dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) outbreak in the Cook Islands, as of February 12, 30 probable and confirmed cases have been reported. Twelve people have...

Australia: Ticks carrying the Ehrlichiosis detected, Dog owners should be alert

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is advising dog owners to be alert, not alarmed, after the detection of ticks carrying the disease Ehrlichiosis in South Australia. Ehrlichiosis...

Anthrax reported in NSW, Producers urged to vaccinate livestock

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Officials with NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are urging producers to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation of the first case of anthrax of the year. In late January 2021, anthrax...

Australia: Additional 10 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines secured

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Australia has secured an extra 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of doses of this vaccine to 20 million. The additional...