Infection Control
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Exeprts say wet wipes spread germs AAP - 04-09-2015
Wet wipes may be convenient, but they don't have the best reputation - and now experts have found they could be spreading germs too. Whether
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Preparing for the war on viruses AAP - 29-07-2015
A world health and law expert in Brisbane for a conference on biosecurity has warned the first world cannot assume it's safe from future viral outbreaks.
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Superbug antibiotic search launched in Qld AAP - 19-06-2015
Queensland scientists have launched a global search for antibiotics to combat superbugs. Queensland scientists have launched a global search
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Babies to be tested after TB hospital case AAP - 11-06-2015
Up to 40 babies and toddlers who may have come into contact with a Queensland hospital worker who has TB will be screened for the disease.
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Legionella in Qld hospital water supply AAP - 21-05-2015
The Hervey Bay Hospital is disinfecting its water system after it tested positive to legionella bacteria. A Queensland hospital is flushing
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Pneumonia vaccinations worryingly low AAP - 20-05-2015
Older Australians are failing to vaccinate against a common and often fatal type of pneumonia, experts warn. Older Australians and people with chronic health
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UK experts urge $2bn for antibiotic fund AAP - 15-05-2015
British experts are urging the global pharmaceutical industry to co-operate by setting up a fund towards finding a solution to antibiotic resistance. The global
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WA hospital contamination 'scaremongering' AAP - 09-04-2015
WA's health minister has dismissed as "scaremongering" claims that patients at Perth's new hospital have been operated on with contaminated equipment.
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More medical checks after TB scare AAP - 24-03-2015
More than a dozen people have to undergo further medical checks after health authorities screened a far north Queensland school for tuberculosis. More than
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Qld mum dies of meningococcal disease AAP - 17-03-2015
A Sunshine Coast mother-of-two has died in hospital after contracting meningococcal disease. A mother-of-two has died on the Sunshine Coast
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Liberia's last Ebola patient discharged AAP - 06-03-2015
Beatrice Yordoldo has been discharged from an Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia as Liberia's last confirmed Ebola patient. Liberia has discharged
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Preventative HIV drug effective: study AAP - 03-03-2015
Giving anti-viral drugs to sexually active gay men when they are healthy could reduce their chance of becoming infected with HIV by 86 per cent.
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US warns of hospital superbug AAP - 13-04-2015
A "nightmare" drug resistant bacteria that's linked to contaminated medical instruments has infected scores of people in the US.
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WA moves closer to pharmacist vaccinations Karen Keast - 29-02-2016
Pharmacists in Western Australia are another step closer to providing
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Greater flu vaccine access for NSW AAP - 21-04-2015
NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has announced a plan to increase access to flu vaccines, but the state government says Labor is playing catch-up.
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Clinical trial for Ebola drug starts AAP - 24-04-2015
A clinical drug trial is under way in Liberia to determine if a medication could help those suffering from Ebola. A clinical drug trial is
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New bird flu outbreak in the Netherlands AAP - 01-12-2014
Dutch officials have detected a new case of bird flu at a poultry farm in the country's west. Dutch authorities have reported a new outbreak
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Death toll from Ebola jumps AAP - 01-12-2014
The latest figures from the World Health Organisation show more than 16,000 people have been infected with the Ebola virus and almost 7000 have died.
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Novartis flu vax banned after deaths AAP - 28-11-2014
Italy has banned a Novartis flu vaccine after three people who had received it died and a fourth was taken seriously ill. Italy has suspended
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8 dead in Portugal Legionnaire outbreak AAP - 17-11-2014
The death toll in a Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Portugal has climbed to eight, officials have announced. The death toll has climbed
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