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Australia: 14 Murray Valley encephalitis cases reported in 2023 to date

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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...

New Murray Valley encephalitis case reported in Western Australia

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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...

Western Australia reports first measles case in more than three years

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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...

Murray Valley Encephalitis causes death of Western Australia child

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection, which is very rare in WA, has sadly resulted in the death of a child from the West Kimberley. The case was potentially...

Western Australia officials issue Naegleria fowleri warning as temperatures rise

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 With temperatures ramping up this week, Western Australians are being reminded about the risk of amoebic meningitis – a rare but deadly infection linked to warm, fresh water sources. Amoebic...

Kunjin virus: Health warning issued for the Kimberley region, Western Australia

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Western Australia Department of Health is warning residents and travellers in the Kimberley region to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, following heavy rainfall, flooding...

Australian officials warn of Naegleria fowleri risks with recreational water users

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Western Australia Department of Health issued a warning today for recreational water users and the risks of the brain-eating amoeba. Managing Scientist, Richard Theobald...

Ehrlichiosis confirmed in dogs in Western Australia

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials are reporting confirmed ehrlichiosis in dogs in the north of Western Australia including: Halls Creek, Kununurra, the Kimberley regions of Broome...

Western Australia reports 3 meningococcal disease cases

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Western Australia (WA) Health reported this week that  three adults have been treated in hospital after being diagnosed with serogroup W meningococcal disease. There is no link between the cases. Meningococcal...

Australia reports two gonorrhea ‘superbug’ cases: Alert issued

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Less than a month after UK health officials reported on the first global report of HLAziR N. gonorrhoeae which is also resistant to ceftriaxone, health officials in Australia issued an alert over two...