Diseases
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NSW reports century-first diphtheria case AAP - 03-07-2022
A toddler is in intensive care after contracting the first case of diphtheria of the throat in NSW in a century. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially
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Monkeypox cases reported in children AAP - 01-07-2022
The World Health Organisation says "sustained transmission" of monkeypox worldwide could result in the virus beginning to move into high-risk groups like pregnant
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SA rules out extending free flu jabs AAP - 29-06-2022
Free flu vaccines will not be extended beyond June in South Australia, despite calls for the jabs to be made available to everyone until the end of winter.
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Monkeypox not yet a health emergency AAP - 26-06-2022
Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation has ruled, although director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is deeply concerned about
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Flu and COVID 'double whammy' on hospitals AAP - 25-06-2022
Rising flu and COVID-19 cases are placing the nation's hospitals under significant strain, according to the chief medical officer. Paul Kelly said winter
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WHO eyes decision on monkeypox 'emergency' AAP - 24-06-2022
The World Health Organisation is set to decide whether to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, stirring criticism from leading African scientists who say it has been
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Spain denies first cholera case since 1979 AAP - 23-06-2022
Spain's health ministry has denied a report by regional counterparts that a case of locally acquired cholera had been detected for the first time in four decades, saying
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Polio detected in London sewage AAP - 23-06-2022
Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the UK capital London - the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country - but no cases have been
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S.Korea reports first two monkeypox cases AAP - 22-06-2022
South Korea has reported its first two suspected cases of monkeypox virus infections in the country, Yonhap News Agency reports citing health authorities. One
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Strong demand for flu jabs in SA AAP - 17-06-2022
More than 700,000 South Australians have had a flu vaccine this year with a program of free jabs boosting numbers in recent weeks. The state government is offering
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WHO to assess monkeypox emergency status AAP - 16-06-2022
The World Health Organisation will convene an emergency committee next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international
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Record flu cases in May prompt warning AAP - 12-06-2022
Australia has had its worst May on record when it comes to flu cases, prompting experts to warn this season will redefine what it means to be ready for the virus.
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Unclear if monkeypox peaked AAP - 12-06-2022
UK health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country as they announced another 45 cases, bringing the total in the disease's biggest-ever
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NSW must protect workers from deadly dust AAP - 11-06-2022
Toiling on a construction site or in a mine apart can result in a deadly lung disease that a new parliamentary report is urging the NSW government to take seriously.
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WHO says 1000 monkeypox cases reported AAP - 09-06-2022
There have been more than 1000 monkeypox cases reported to the World Health Organisation in the current outbreak outside the countries in Africa where it more commonly spreads.
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Canada issues monkeypox travel warning AAP - 08-06-2022
Canada has issued a monkeypox travel notice, advising visitors to more than two dozen countries, including Australia, Britain and the United States, to take precautions and
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NSW confirms Aust's sixth monkeypox case AAP - 05-06-2022
NSW has confirmed its fourth, and identified a probable fifth, case of monkeypox. Two men in their 30s recently returned from Europe, where they had travelled
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Fifth monkeypox case detected in Aust AAP - 04-06-2022
A Victorian man has become the fifth monkeypox case detected in Australia after returning from the United Kingdom. The returned overseas traveller, aged in
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New monkeypox case detected in NSW AAP - 03-06-2022
A man in his 50s who recently returned to Sydney from Queensland is the second person to be diagnosed with monkeypox in NSW and the third in Australia. The
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NSW HIV cases drop, but testing also low AAP - 02-06-2022
NSW has recorded its lowest quarterly number of HIV cases but health authorities remain concerned because testing rates have also declined. Chief Health Officer
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