In November 2015, Samoa reported local transmission of Zika virus infection. Since then, the Pacific Islands of American Samoa and Tonga have reported confirmed cases and ongoing transmission of the mosquito...

Health officials in Auckland, New Zealand have confirmed a measles alert for Skycity Casino and Sugar Tree Apartments after an individual ignored medical instructions to go into quarantine. “By ignoring...

Health officials in Queensland, Australia have reported two travel associated Zika cases in women during the past week. On Saturday, a woman who returned to Queensland from El Salvador became the state’s first...

Queensland will boost measures to combat mosquito breeds responsible for the spread of Zika virus and Dengue fever. Minister for Health and Ambulance Service Cameron Dick announced the measures following...

Health officials on the South Pacific islands of New Caledonia have reported two imported chikungunya cases from Indonesia, according to a Radio New Zealand report Thursday. In addition, they have diagnosed...

The South Pacific island of Samoa is one of several countries the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added to their interim travel guidance related to Zika virus Friday. The federal health...

Results from testing have now confirmed that the fifth person, who recently contracted Hepatitis A, as reported last week, has the same strain of the virus as the other 4 people who fell sick with Hepatitis...

Like Germany, Japan and the US, New Zealand has reported a jump in syphilis cases between 2013 and 2014, according to newly published data from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR). The...

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is advising the public to be alert to measles symptoms after an adult was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease in western Sydney this week. The patient,...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Aspergillosis is an infection caused by Aspergillus, a common mold (a type of fungus) that lives indoors and outdoors. Most people breathe...