Diseases
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Monkeypox case found in Sydney, the first in 6 months AAP - 06-05-2023
Health officials are urging men who have sex with other men to be aware of symptoms for Mpox, also known as monkeypox, with the first NSW case in six months detected in Sydney.
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How a COVID-like test could predict dengue death risk AAP - 20-04-2023
People infected with dengue fever could be able to take a test to determine if they are at high risk of death after scientists discovered a way to assess patients' likelihood
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Measles alert after baby diagnosed in western Sydney AAP - 29-03-2023
People in western Sydney are being urged to watch out for measles symptoms after a baby was diagnosed with the highly infectious respiratory illness. NSW Health
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South Australia records first measles case since 2019 AAP - 25-03-2023
South Australia has recorded its first case of measles in a resident since 2019 after a three-year-old boy was infected. The boy, from regional South Australia,
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TB checks continue as calls grow for new vaccine AAP - 25-03-2023
Screening and checks to contain an outbreak of tuberculosis cases on South Australia's Indigenous lands are continuing amid new calls for extra funding to eliminate the
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Vaccine-derived poliovirus found in Burundi, DR Congo AAP - 19-03-2023
Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organisation and Global Polio Eradication
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Top doctor's flu warning ahead of virus triple threat AAP - 15-03-2023
Dr Nick Coatsworth used to be the face of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but even he is guilty of putting off getting the flu jab. The infectious diseases physician
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Third Victorian dies from Murray Valley encephalitis AAP - 15-03-2023
A third Victorian has died from the mosquito-borne Murray Valley encephalitis virus. The man aged in his 70s died earlier this month after potentially being
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Second death from Murray Valley encephalitis confirmed AAP - 07-03-2023
A second woman has died from Murray Valley encephalitis and a man is in hospital with the virus as more suspected cases are investigated. A woman in her sixties
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Language to be no barrier for accessing HIV support AAP - 07-03-2023
Hundreds of people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities living with HIV will be better able to understand vital education material as part of a national
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Aphasia patients get chance to be 'part of life again' AAP - 05-03-2023
When Paul Fraser collapsed in his Byron Bay home he lay helpless on the floor, suddenly unable to speak. His wife Julie Brown immediately called an ambulance,
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SA health concerned over tuberculosis outbreak AAP - 04-03-2023
A spate of tuberculosis cases on South Australia's Indigenous lands has raised concerns among health authorities. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier
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Recent Cambodia bird flu cases 'not spread by humans' AAP - 02-03-2023
Recent cases of bird flu discovered in two Cambodian villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission, health officials in the country say, allaying
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Victoria boosts Japanese encephalitis vax eligibility AAP - 28-02-2023
Japanese encephalitis has infected more Victorians than first thought, the state's health department says, as it opens vaccine eligibility to more local government areas.
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WHO working with Cambodia on 'worrying' bird flu AAP - 26-02-2023
The World Health Organisation is working with the Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country.
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First measles case in four years sparks contact tracing AAP - 23-02-2023
Tasmania has recorded its first measles case in four years, a person who recently returned from travelling overseas. The person, in their late 20s, tested positive
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First time dangerous virus found outside Murray River AAP - 11-02-2023
Health practitioners were reported for alleged misconduct at almost double the rate in the last year, according to Australia's health regulator. Botched
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Alert as new mosquito-borne virus detected AAP - 26-01-2023
More cases of a dangerous mosquito-borne disease have been detected in mosquitoes in Victoria's north, prompting authorities to alert people in the area.
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Call to expand vaccine for encephalitis AAP - 23-01-2023
The South Australian government must urgently source more stocks of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine and expand the criteria for those eligible for the jabs, the state opposition
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Northern Vic mosquito-borne disease spikes AAP - 22-01-2023
Two mosquito-borne diseases have been detected in multiple locations in northern Victoria, with particularly high numbers in Mildura in the state's northwest.
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