NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vanuatu Ministry of Health reports 32 cases of Leptospirosis and one death since the start of the year. This has prompted health officials to issue a red alert. The outbreak...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 New Caledonia health officials report a rise in leptospirosis cases since the beginning of the year. As of 28 February 2023, 65 leptospirosis cases have been confirmed. This includes...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection in Victoria, Australia, two additional cases of MVE virus infection, including one death, have been confirmed in...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Victoria Health reports a new case of measles has been identified in a returned overseas traveller. The case was infectious at a number of premises between 16 and 17 February 2023. There...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Victoria Department of Health reported a case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection in a a woman in her sixties who died in early February. The case spent time...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New Zealand Ministry of Health reports a measles case has been confirmed in the country for the first time since the 2019 outbreak. The person is an adult living in Auckland....

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bureau of Public Health is urging the public to take preventive measures against the spread of infection as a gastroenteritis outbreak has been reported. As of February 5, 2023,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Guam  Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) has received reports from Department of Education (DOE) school officials and healthcare providers of an increase...

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...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The Victoria Department of Health has reported the first identified case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus infection of this mosquito season in a Campaspe LGA resident. Recent...