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Vanuatu reports dozens of leptospirosis cases

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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...

New Caledonia reports dozens of leptospirosis cases in first two months of 2023

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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...

Victoria: Two new cases of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection confirmed

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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...

Victoria reports another measles case

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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...

Australia: Victoria reports 1st Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection since 1974

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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...

New Zealand reports imported measles case in Auckland adult

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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....

Palau reports gastroenteritis outbreak, majority of samples tested positive for Norovirus

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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,...

Guam issues health advisory for hand, foot and mouth disease

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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...

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...

Australia: First Japanese encephalitis case of season reported in Victoria

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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...