Infection Control

Australian researchers say more could be done to prevent leprosy from spreading in to Far North Queensland from Papua New Guinea. James Cook

Australian parents are confused over how to prevent their children from catching a cold, according to the results of a national survey. Parents

Australian researchers have revealed the genetic structure of the influenza virus and say it could help predict a future pandemic. Australian

More than 400 babies under 12 months old have been infected with the flu in Victoria in the year to date, health department figures reveal.

Most people expect hospital treatment to make them better. But for some, a stay in hospital can actually make them sicker. Their wound

An Australian tradition of sharing fish and chips with seagulls may need a rethink after researchers found the birds carry a drug-resistant E. coli superbug.

The South Australian government has launched a new flu awareness campaign as the state's "horror" flu season continues. A new

Health authorities are pleading with members of the public to get their flu shot as dozens of influenza outbreaks ravage NSW residential care homes and continue to

A record 613,000 flu vaccines have been distributed to South Australian doctors, as the state's horror flu season continues. Nearly 19,000

Flu cases and deaths in Victoria continue to climb as winter sets in, prompting the health minister to urge people to get vaccinated and stay home if sick.

Western Australia's health minister says the state is suffering its most severe flu season on record with 15 deaths and 5777 infections so far this year.

Australians over the age of 65 or at high risk of infection are being urged to become immunised against pneumonia, one of the top 10 killers in the country.

Health authorities say the flu has claimed 35 lives in South Australia this year, with more than ten times the number of cases than the same time in 2018.

A child and five adults have been diagnosed with measles in Victoria after coming into contact with a visitor from Vietnam, state health authorities say.

A three-year-old child is the youngest of 26 people whose deaths have been attributed to Victoria's early-starting flu season this year.

Doctors are warning of a horror flu

Health authorities say South Australia's flu season is unprecedented with more than 12,300 cases so far this year. South Australia

E. coli, golden staph and the bacteria causing gonorrhoea are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, a report into Australia's health system has found.

Australia is on track to record its highest number of rubella cases in five years despite the country recently being declared 'free' of the contagious illness.

The WA health department has issued a Measles alert issued for WAmeasles alert after someone who travelled to Perth from Thailand was confirmed to have the contagious