Diseases
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Sydney warned after sixth Legionella case AAP - 01-06-2022
People who have been in central Sydney are being warned to watch out for symptoms of legionnaires' disease after six cases were recorded in the past two weeks.
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US, Canada probe Hepatitis A outbreak AAP - 31-05-2022
Food safety regulators in the United States and Canada are investigating a Hepatitis A outbreak potentially linked to tainted organic strawberries that has sickened 17 people
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Monkeypox a moderate risk to world AAP - 30-05-2022
The World Health Organisation says monkeypox constitutes a moderate risk to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the disease
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Experts call for more action on monkeypox AAP - 29-05-2022
Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least
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Contain monkeypox by acting now AAP - 28-05-2022
A World Health Organisation senior official says containing monkeypox in non-endemic countries is a priority and can be achieved through quick action. Monkeypox,
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Wild mushroom poisoning cases spike in NSW AAP - 25-05-2022
There's been a spike in the number of people being poisoned by eating wild mushrooms in NSW, with authorities warning ingesting the fungi can be fatal.
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NSW confirms second encephalitis death AAP - 24-05-2022
A second man has died in NSW from Japanese encephalitis in an outbreak that began earlier this year. The man in his 60s from Corowa, near the Victorian border,
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Vigilance key after Aust monkeypox cases AAP - 22-05-2022
State health authorities are warning people to be vigilant after two cases of monkeypox were confirmed in NSW and Victoria. The cases - a man in his 40s in
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Vic institute to tackle neglected diseases AAP - 19-05-2022
A Victorian medical research organisation will partner with Moderna to develop new vaccines for emerging and neglected infectious diseases. The Burnet Institute's
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UK detects four more monkeypox cases AAP - 18-05-2022
Four more cases of rare viral monkeypox infection have been diagnosed in England, health authorities say, taking the total confirmed cases since May 6 to seven.
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UK finds 176 kids with mystery hepatitis AAP - 14-05-2022
More than 170 children with sudden onset hepatitis have been identified in the United Kingdom. An update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed an
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NSW flu cases rise ahead of winter AAP - 13-05-2022
Flu cases are spiking in NSW with several outbreaks in schools as winter approaches and COVID-19 lingers. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said cases are
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Hip arthritis doesn't just affect older adults HealthTimes - 10-05-2022
Liam Gallagher recently revealed that he is
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US CDC finds 109 cases of kids hepatitis AAP - 08-05-2022
US health officials say they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a country-wide alert issued
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Third Ebola patient dies in DR Congo AAP - 08-05-2022
The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organisation says, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month.
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Experts warn of possible renewed flu spike AAP - 04-05-2022
Health experts are warning of a renewed spread of seasonal flu after two years of COVID-19 restrictions left fertile ground for the potentially deadly bug to spread.
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New PBS listings to save patients millions AAP - 01-05-2022
Australians now have cheaper access to treatments for breast cancer, spinal muscular atrophy and the painful inflammatory condition EoE. Eosinophilic oesophagitis
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Child hepatitis cases rise in UK AAP - 30-04-2022
The UK Health Security Agency has identified 34 confirmed hepatitis cases in children since Monday, bringing the total number to 145 amid a series of unexplained cases among
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US reports first human case of H5 bird flu AAP - 30-04-2022
The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.
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China finds first human H3N8 bird flu case AAP - 27-04-2022
China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, according to the country's health authority which says the risk of it spreading among people
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