Spot Dx — Why’s this patient low after a trip to the Top End?
Mila, a 16-year-old student, presents with acute diplopia. She has been unwell for five days with fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Test your clinical know-how…
Tag: Travel medicine
‘Why did it disappear?’ JEV outbreak still shrouded in mystery as expert warns it could return
In June 2023, Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly declared the end of a national emergency response for an unpredictable and deadly viral disease. You…
Qld pharmacists have started independently diagnosing and prescribing for 17 conditions
The Queensland Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment is finally a reality. Pharmacists in the pilot confirmed on Wednesday morning that the State Government had given them…
‘Irrefutable evidence’ shows mosquitoes spread Buruli ulcer to humans
Australian doctors claim they have solved the 80-year mystery of how Buruli ulcer spreads from possums to humans after finding “irrefutable evidence” to implicate mosquitoes…
As the world warms, dengue thrives
Need to know: For a range of reasons, dengue fever is the world’s fastest growing mosquito-borne disease. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the…
A GP guide to the Japanese encephalitis vaccination update
Need to know: Japanese encephalitis has been in the news since early 2021 when cases of the disease, previously only seen in returned travellers or…
First locally acquired Buruli ulcer cases detected in NSW
Buruli ulcer has officially spread to NSW after health authorities uncovered the first locally acquired case of the necrotising skin disease in the seaside town of Batemans Bay. The surprise diagnosis sparked…
Vic pharmacy prescribing trial will involve 420,000 consults: analysis
Pharmacists in Victoria will conduct almost half a million consults under the state’s pharmacy prescribing trial, treasury officials have predicted. As part of his re-election…
Thousands of Australians at risk of JEV in coming wet summer: experts
Arbovirus experts say they are “extremely concerned” about the potential for a major Japanese encephalitis virus outbreak this summer as there are now an estimated…
How travel consults have changed since the pandemic
8 key issues that every GP needs to address in a travel consult
