NewsDesk @bactiman63 An additional case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has been confirmed in Western Australia, according to health officials last week. The adult was most likely to have been exposed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has been confirmed in Western Australia. The adult was potentially exposed to infected mosquitoes while travelling in the East Kimberley...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles situation in American Samoa, the Department of Health now reports two laboratory confirmed measles cases and 49 probable cases. The second confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vanuatu As of 16 April 2023, 7 new Leptospirosis cases were reported between the 31 March to 16 April 2023, bringing the total to 59 leptospirosis cases recorded since the beginning...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) and Manatū Hauora have this week established routine poliovirus testing in wastewater following a successful three-month pilot. Director...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The American Samoa Department of Health (DOH) reports a confirmed measles case:   Costa Rica sees simultaneous autochthonous circulation of the four dengue serotypes in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health, Western Australia reports a case of measles in a returned overseas traveller – the first case reported in Western Australia in more than three years. Several...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with NSW Health are urging people to make sure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations after three cases in NSW, including one death. Dr Christine Selvey,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection, which is very rare in WA, has sadly resulted in the death of a child from the West Kimberley. The case was potentially...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vanuatu Ministry of Health reports that from January 1 to March 19, 27 ciguatera fish poisoning cases were recorded, all were clinically diagnosed. The cases were distributed...