Q fever cases
A Gympie MP and Queensland shadow minister for agriculture is sharing his story to prompt residents to consider Q fever vaccination. Healthy one day then unable to get out of bed the next – the disease hit overnight.
Meningococcal disease cases rise
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) in Uruguay has alerted of an unusual increase in cases of meningococcal disease, mainly affecting children under five years of age and over 15.
Pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak
The health department has reported over 1,400 cases of whooping cough infections for 2024 with babies deaths.
Measles outbreak
Measles has been confirmed in several health districts of Togo for 2024, particularly in the districts of Kéran and Oti-Sud which have just entered an epidemic. The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene is taking measures to manage the outbreak wi
Whooping cough/Pertussis cases rise
Pertussis cases are more than 10 times higher so far this year than for the entire first quarter of 2023, with public health alerts across Australia.
Responding to new emergence of variant poliovirus in Red Sea State
Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) is launching a polio vaccination campaign in April 2024 in response to a new emergence of variant poliovirus type 2 detected in six wastewater samples collected from September 2023 to January 2024 in the P
European countries report unusual rise in psittacosis infections
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have reported an unexpected rise in infections involving psittacosis, a respiratory disease from a bacteria known to affect birds, which began in late 2023 and has led to the deaths of five people across 5 count
Declares dengue fever public health emergency
A dengue outbreak that has affected more than 550 people this year has been declared a public health emergency. Majority of cases are reported to be in San Juan the capital city. The last dengue emergency alert was 12 years ago in 2012.
Oropouche virus cases rise in Brazil and Peru
Brazil and Peru continue to report more infections involving oropouche virus, which is spread by biting midges and certain types of mosquitoes.