SA Health has been notified of two cases of measles: a 9 month old male and a 22 year old female both from metropolitan Adelaide. These cases are likely community contacts of a previous case who had travelled...

South Australians are being urged to make sure they are immunized against measles following two separate measles cases this week. SA Health’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Paddy Phillips said both...

Melioidosis (also known as Whitmore disease and Nightcliff gardener’s disease) is caused by the bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. The disease though somewhat rare has been seen in areas of Southeast...

A salmonella outbreak has sickened dozens across Australia and health authorities have linked it to rockmelons, or cantaloupes, prompting officials not to consume the fruit grown in Northern Territory. South...

Researchers with Griffith University in Australia and the Chinese pharmaceutical firm, Olymvax announced that they will begin Phase 1 clinical trials on a new, needle-free vaccine targeted at Streptococcus...

The number of shigellosis cases among gay men in New South Wales is up this year and there is concern that the outbreak could worsen, according to a report on a local LGBT news site. The number of shigellosis...

NSW Health is urging the community to wash their hands and stay at home if affected by gastroenteritis, following an increase in emergency department presentations in hospitals across the state. More...

A deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours, a new Griffith University and Bond University study has found. The pathogenic bacteria...

Health officials in Victoria, Australia have reported today on the fourth confirmed measles case, this case like the other three has no history of international travel and is considered acquired locally. There...

In a follow-up report on the measles situation in Victoria, Australia, two additional cases have been confirmed concerning health officials that there were now multiple undetected cases in the community...