Measles cases rise in Australia as authorities monitor deadly outbreaks in South and South-East Asia
The number of measles cases reported in Australia this year has increased when compared to the same period…
NT diphtheria cases falling as 10,000 vaccines rolled out, test confirms man’s death related
The Northern Territory government says diphtheria cases are declining after a vaccine blitz saw more than 10,000 residents…
NT Health confirms only one possible diphtheria-related death amid outbreak
The Northern Territory health department is refuting an earlier report that a second person has died with diphtheria…
Yuendumu residents frustrated with lack of NT government diphtheria messaging
Service providers and residents in Yuendumu say despite growing diphtheria case numbers in the remote community in recent…
Vaccination ‘not enough’ to contain diphtheria spread in remote WA, disease official says
Vaccination alone will not be enough to stop the “rare outbreak” of diphtheria from spreading in Western Australia,…
WHO upgrades risk assessment for Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to ‘very high’
The World Health Organization has raised its risk assessment of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a…
Northern Territory diphtheria outbreak spreads across borders to Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has expressed serious concern as one of Australia’s worst diphtheria outbreaks spreads beyond…
Ebola treatment centres to open in Congo as American doctor diagnosed
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province…
The WHO has declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak. Here’s what to know
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda…
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Diphtheria used to be a major cause of childhood deaths. Now it’s back in Australia
Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared…
Countries scramble to trace passengers who disembarked cruise ship in Santa Helena after hantavirus outbreak
A number of countries across the world are scrambling to trace people who disembarked from an Atlantic cruise…