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…
Tag: Travel medicine
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
Japanese encephalitis rife in inland regions, blood testing shows
Japanese encephalitis virus is now well entrenched in pockets of Australia, where more than one in 10 people are showing evidence of asymptomatic infection, health…
Here’s what the latest polio cases mean for Australia
Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts. But this year’s polio alerts in the US,…
Diphtheria in adults more common than a decade ago: study
Most cases are being acquired in countries that are population travel destinations for Australians.
What my European holiday taught me about ‘living with COVID-19’
Travelling overseas for the first time since borders reopened allows an appraisal of how the English, Spanish and Portuguese are ‘living with COVID-19’. Each country…
Stem the tide: Cruising in the COVID-19 era
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cruise industry had been growing rapidly. About 30 million people globally took a cruise in 2019, according to the…
