Diseases

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.

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.

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

Health practitioners were reported for alleged misconduct at almost double the rate in the last year, according to Australia's health regulator. Botched

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.

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

Two mosquito-borne diseases have been detected in multiple locations in northern Victoria, with particularly high numbers in Mildura in the state's northwest.

Rainfall, flooding and summer heat have formed the perfect environment for disease-carrying mosquitoes to boom, health authorities warn. The potentially fatal

Victorians are being warned that cases of invasive group A streptococcal disease are on the rise. The bacteria is found in the throat and on the skin, and can

The first summer case of Japanese encephalitis has been identified in the central west of NSW. The virus is spread through mosquito bites and was diagnosed

The World Health Organisation is optimistic that the global health emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic can be lifted in 2023. They hope is to be able

There's been a spike in the number of Victorian babies born with syphilis and the condition has been linked to stillbirths. Over the past six years, 14

Australian parents are warned to be on the alert for Scarlet Fever but not be overly alarmed, following the deaths of at least eight children in the United Kingdom.

People in NSW are being warned to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal disease after the death of a third person in the state this year. NSW Health says

Four states are taking part in a national study to determine how many people have been exposed to the Japanese encephalitis virus to better inform control efforts.