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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...

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...

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...

New Murray Valley encephalitis case reported in Western Australia

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) has been confirmed in Western Australia. The adult was potentially exposed to infected mosquitoes while travelling in the East Kimberley...

Western Australia reports first measles case in more than three years

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health, Western Australia reports a case of measles in a returned overseas traveller – the first case reported in Western Australia in more than three years. Several...

Australia: Tetanus death reported in Sydney woman

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with NSW Health are urging people to make sure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations after three cases in NSW, including one death. Dr Christine Selvey,...

Murray Valley Encephalitis causes death of Western Australia child

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus infection, which is very rare in WA, has sadly resulted in the death of a child from the West Kimberley. The case was potentially...