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Potential measles outbreak in western Sydney

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NSW Health has renewed its calls for people in western Sydney to take advantage of free measles shots available at their GP following the detection of four measles cases in the area. Three infants and...

Salmonella serotype Typhi

New Zealand: Typhoid outbreak sickens 10 in Auckland

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Ten people in Auckland, New Zealand have been hospitalized due to a typhoid outbreak, according to local health officials Friday. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is tracing people...

Auckland confirms measles case

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The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) has been notified of a new case of measles and is asking people who may have come in contact with that person to watch out for symptoms. The infected...

Australia: 3 measles cases reported in unvaccinated people in Western Sydney

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NSW Health is urging people to watch for measles symptoms after two children and a young adult who contracted the disease spent time in the western Sydney suburbs of Auburn and Chester Hill while infectious. The...

Sydney area reports rise in cryptosporidium

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The South Western Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit is advising people who have had diarrhoea not to swim in pools until at least two weeks after they have fully recovered following an increase...

Swan Hill anthrax: Four properties affected, 4300 animals vaccinated

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In a follow-up on the anthrax situation in Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, Agriculture Victoria reports sheep deaths on four properties near Swan Hill have been confirmed as being caused by anthrax...

Australia: EpiPen recall, girl with tetanus update, 3rd M. chimaera infection

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EpiPen 300 recall The Therapeutics Goods Adminstration (TGA) in Australia announced the recall of four batches of Alphapharm EpiPen 300 microgram adrenaline injection syringe auto-injectors. It has been...

Australian girl contracts tetanus: Unvaccinated and in critical condition

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Officials in Brisbane, Australia are reporting a tetanus case in a 7-year-old girl who was unvaccinated, according to a Sky News report. The child was initially treated at Lismore Base Hospital and transferred...

Dengue in the Pacific: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, other report outbreaks

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At least nine Pacific Island Nations today are experiencing dengue fever outbreaks, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Solomon Islands has experience...

New Zealand: Auckland mumps outbreak, LeaderBrand salad recall

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Mumps Health officials in Auckland are reporting a “significant increase” in mumps cases this year. According to the Auckland Regional Public Health Service, there has been 25 cases reported...