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Australia: Measles alert in Sydney

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Health officials are warning the public about measles after two cases were confirmed over the holiday season in the Sydney area. According to NSW Health, an ACT resident who probably acquired measles from...

Australian man, Sam Ballard, dies eight years after an ‘eating slug’ dare

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When I recently saw headlines from various Australian and US media of a man named Sam Ballard who died years after eating a slug on a dare, the story sounded somewhat familiar. I dug around the archives...

Measles alert issued for South Western Sydney

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A measles alert has been issued by NSW Health this week in the South Western Sydney area. An individual who recently traveled to and returned from South-East Asia has been diagnosed with the highly contagious...

Australia: Salmonella cluster in Sydney prompts egg recall

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In Australia, New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority advises that ‘Eggz on the Run’ is undertaking a voluntary recall of Glendenning Farms eggs as part of an investigation into human illness. A cluster...

Enterovirus D68 the likely cause of mystery polio-like illness: Sydney researchers

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A major review by UNSW Sydney medical researchers has identified strong evidence that a virus called Enterovirus D68 is the cause of a mystery polio-like illness that has paralysed children in the US,...

Legionnaires’ disease cluster reported at NSW retirement community

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The Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Public Health Unit is reporting three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in residents of Oatlands Garden Retirement Village. All cases occurred in older...

Sydney: Hepatitis A issued for patrons of Sokyo restaurant

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Health officials in New South Wales (NSW) are warning recent visitors to Sokyo restaurant at The Star in Sydney that a staff member has been diagnosed with hepatitis A.  Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director...

Rotavirus spike reported in New South Wales and Queensland children

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Authorities in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD) are reporting a spike in the number of rotavirus cases being reported in children under five years old. The number of people suffering from the...

Hepatitis A cases in Sydney prompts investigation

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NSW Health has launched an investigation into a hepatitis A outbreak following confirmation of 12 cases in the past five weeks alone in Sydney and surrounding areas. Dr Vicky Sheppeard, Director Communicable...

Australia: Measles alert issued for Sydney

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For the first time since the March-April outbreak, officials with New South Wales Health (NSW Health) have issued a measles alert  in the Sydney CBD and Leichhardt  after confirming an imported case...