Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the common food staple. “Nobody is even close to solving the problem,”...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Victoria Department of Health reports a new case of measles has been identified in a returned overseas traveller. There have been a total of 4 cases of measles identified in Victoria...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health is reminding people who are immunocompromised, pregnant, or aged over 65 years to avoid foods that can cause listeriosis, following several confirmed cases of listeria...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Following two recent measles cases reported in travellers who have returned from Bali, New South Wales (NSW Health) officials urge the public planning to travel overseas to ensure...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Metro North Public Health Unit has issued a measles alert following a confirmed case of the highly infectious disease in an adult on Brisbane’s northside. The adult male was unknowingly...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 25-year-old man from metropolitan Adelaide. The case has been admitted to hospital and is in a critical condition. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Victoria Department of Health has identified an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease involving three cases who have spent time in Cheltenham and the surrounding suburbs. Cases...

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 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...