Diseases

Authorities want people to roll up their sleeves for a flu jab after a second child's suspected influenza death. An 11-year-old girl died last Thursday

Former prime minister David Cameron has told an inquiry that the United Kingdom was prepared for a flu-type pandemic but not enough work was done in advance to confront an

Two Victorians with meningococcal disease have died this year, with cases on the rise across Australia. Health authorities did not release further information

People in NSW should be on alert for meningococcal symptoms after a Sydneysider died from the disease. NSW Health on Sunday confirmed a person in their 50s

The United Kingdom's health security agency has detected avian influenza virus in two poultry workers in England following testing for people who have been in contact

Top UN officials and health industry leaders are trying to tackle an alarming surge in tuberculosis, which is now killing more people worldwide than COVID-19 or AIDS.

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.

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

A spate of tuberculosis cases on South Australia's Indigenous lands has raised concerns among health authorities. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier

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

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.