After reported cases of chikungunya in New Caledonia and a large outbreak in Tonga this year, French Polynesian health authorities are reporting the first imported case of the mosquito borne virus in...

In a follow up to a story 10 days ago, American Samoa health authorities are reporting an increase in amoebic dysentery cases while the source of the outbreak is still a mystery.   According to a...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia (TGA) is investigating a potential link between AFT Pharmaceuticals propofol products and reported cases of sepsis. There have been reports of eight patients...

PRESS RELEASE Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has recently received an e-petition from almost 500 concerned citizens asking her to publicly denounce the Australian Vaccination Sceptics...

Epidemiologists in American Samoa are investigating an outbreak of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, which according to report, has sickened more than two dozen. Half of the 26 people stricken...

The Northern Sydney Public Health Unit is reporting an increase in the number of cases of Salmonella among toddlers and young children on the Northern Beaches and warn parents that bandicoot droppings...

An outbreak of salmonella earlier this month has sickened some 56 students at the University of Queensland’s Cromwell College, according to a Sydney Morning Herald report today. The report states...