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Australia: Rise in listeriosis cases reported in New South Wales, Health officials remind vulnerable populations

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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...

Australia: NSW Health warns of measles after two recent travel associated cases

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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...

Kuru: A fascinating history of a devastating disease linked to cannibalism

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1950s and 60s it was noticed that people (mostly women) of the Fore tribe were dying of what was originally thought to be a genetic disorder...

Australia: Measles Alert for Brisbane

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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...

Meningococcal disease cases up in South Australia

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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...

Fiji: Leptospirosis and typhoid outbreaks prompts red alert

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Leptospirosis In Fiji,  the Eastern Division is currently experiencing a leptospirosis outbreak in Kadavu Medical Subdivision as of June 22. Since the beginning of the outbreak,...

American Samoa measles: Emergency declaration extended until June 8

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As of the 25 May 2023, the emergency declaration for measles was extended for another two weeks until 8 June, under an amended declaration issued by the Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga. There...

Leptospirosis cases rise to 75 in Vanuatu

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the leptospirosis situation in Vanuatu, the Vanuatu Ministry of Health reported seven new leptospirosis cases from 15 May to 24 May. This brings the total cases...

Australia: Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Cheltenham

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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...

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...