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Australia: Rise in listeriosis cases reported in New South Wales, Health officials remind vulnerable populations

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health is reminding people who are immunocompromised, pregnant, or aged over 65 years to avoid foods that can cause listeriosis, following several confirmed cases of listeria...

Australia: NSW Health warns of measles after two recent travel associated cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Following two recent measles cases reported in travellers who have returned from Bali, New South Wales (NSW Health) officials urge the public planning to travel overseas to ensure...

Australia: Tetanus death reported in Sydney woman

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with NSW Health are urging people to make sure they are up to date with their tetanus vaccinations after three cases in NSW, including one death. Dr Christine Selvey,...

Australia: Measles case reported in NSW, 1st case in state in 2 1/2 years

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An individual in their in their 50s is the first confirmed measles case in New South Wales (NSW) since February 2020, according the health officials. The patient acquired their infection...

New South Wales: Two cases of meningococcal disease in people who attended the 2022 Splendour in the Grass festival

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health reports two cases of meningococcal disease in people who attended the 2022 Splendour in the Grass festival at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun. One of these cases was...

NSW diphtheria

Australia: Two diphtheria cases reported in New South Wales, 1st cases since the 1990s

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The North Coast Public Health Unit in northern New South Wales (NSW) has reported two cases of the vaccine-preventable disease, diphtheria in two children. The first case is in a...

Australia: Measles case identified in a Melbourne resident

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health is urging NSW residents to ensure they are fully protected against measles, following identification of a case from Victoria who visited the border region while unknowingly...

Australia: New South Wales reports 2nd Japanese encephalitis death

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A second fatality due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been reported in New South Wales, according to NSW Health this week. The case was a man in his 60s from the Corowa area, who...

Japanese encephalitis in Australia update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Japanese encephalitis situation in Australia, the Department of Health now reports 42 human cases in Australia, including four fatalities. The breakdown is as...

Japanese encephalitis in Australia (Video news report)

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Australia has been tackling a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak in recent months where dozens of human cases and scores of piggeries have been affected. It is also the first...