Infection Control

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

Queenslanders are being urged to ensure they've had two doses of the measles vaccine after 13 confirmed cases in the state already this year.

Queenslanders have been warned about the dangers of measles and overseas travel after more than half of the 12 cases already diagnosed this year were linked to overseas

A measles alert has been issued after unvaccinated travellers caught the disease in Asia and then passed through the Gold Coast and several NSW towns.

Another case of measles has been diagnosed in Victoria, this time for a person who spent several hours at Melbourne airport. Health authorities

NSW Food Authority said Ash and Sons Eggs is conducting a recall of various cartons of 12 eggs due to potential salmonella contamination. NSW