NewsDesk @bactiman63 An individual in their in their 50s is the first confirmed measles case in New South Wales (NSW) since February 2020, according the health officials. The patient acquired their infection...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The first country-wide mass drug administration in the world for the treatment of scabies is happening in the Solomon Islands. The World Scabies Program is spearheading the mass drug...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An anti-parasitic drug will be rolled out on mass scale in the Solomon Islands to prevent scabies, a contagious, intensely itchy skin condition that affects a third of the nation’s...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report last month about measles in Fiji, the Ministry of Health & Medical Services – Fiji (MHMS) now reports eight cases of measles as of August 4. In...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health reports two cases of meningococcal disease in people who attended the 2022 Splendour in the Grass festival at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun. One of these cases was...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health has been notified of a second confirmed case of Monkeypox. The person, who has a record of recent overseas travel, is currently isolating in the Northern...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Queensland government reported Saturday the states first Hendra virus case in five years (2017) in a city of Mackay horse. Biosecurity Queensland Chief Veterinary Officer Dr...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Zealand health authorities have reported the first monkeypox case in the country. The person is in their 30s, lives in Auckland and has recently returned from overseas travel...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is issuing a measles health alert for the Solomon Islands following outbreak of measles in Fiji and new cases being reported in many parts...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The North Coast Public Health Unit in northern New South Wales (NSW) has reported two cases of the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria in two children. The first case is in a...