Bite from cake-snatching iguana leads to rare infection: case
A young girl has become the victim of an unusual crime and the subject of the first reported case of a Mycobacterium marinum infection from…
Tag: Zoology
Flood victims missing out on JEV vax because of strict criteria, GP says
GPs are unable to offer vaccination against Japanese encephalitis virus to patients displaced by the SA floods, because of strict state government criteria around which practices can…
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…
Doctor develops monkeypox after needlestick injury
A doctor has become infected with monkeypox virus from a needlestick injury sustained after puncturing a patient’s pustular rash to collect a fluid sample. Writing…
Infant infected with monkeypox: case study
A two-month-old baby has become one of the youngest patients diagnosed with monkeypox, after presenting to a hospital with a rash and cellulitis last month. …
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…
Has COVID-19 unleashed a wave of dog bites worldwide?
In January this year, I was bitten by a small dog, which was on its leash, as I was walking down a Melbourne suburban street. The…
Monkeypox vax protection may be low, researchers warn
Their study measuring immune response to the vaccine may challenge the dose-sparing strategy.
Monkeypox: Why it’s not being called an STI
Sexual transmission has been clearly demonstrated, yet categorising it may create stigma.
Doctors worry vax rollout too slow as monkeypox cases surge
Half of Victoria’s cases have been acquired locally, doctors warn.
