An early flu season has hit Melbourne’s south-east, prompting a call for people to get their flu vaccination now. Acting Director of the South East Public Health Unit Associate Professor Simon Crouch said the latest data...
Anyone born in Australia between 1966 and 1992 is encouraged to have a top-up measles vaccination because it is likely they had only one dose of the vaccine as a child. Measles can cause serious illness...
A new locally acquired measles case has been identified in Victoria. This case has no history of overseas travel or links to recent measles cases, and most likely acquired their infection in the Melbourne area. Victoria’s...
More than 100 health, prevention and community experts attended the South East Public Health Unit's (SEPHU) inaugural Public Health Symposium in Springvale on 25 February to strengthen knowledge and capacity across Melbourne’s south-east. “Our aim is...
Victorians planning overseas travel should ensure their routine vaccinations are up to date, particularly for measles, influenza and COVID-19, as disease outbreaks overseas continue to affect Australian travellers. They should also speak to their doctor about...
Five further measles cases have been identified in Victoria, including three people who were infectious while visiting multiple locations in Melbourne’s south-east. Details of these exposure sites can be found here. Three of the new cases acquired...
As confirmed by Victoria's Chief Health Officer, two new cases of measles have been reported in Victoria who have not travelled overseas and have no known links to recent cases of measles. These cases were...
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has issued an alert after a person with measles visited the Monash Medical Centre emergency department in Clayton on Saturday 8 February. Exposure times for the case are: 9 pm-9.50 pm –...
People planning to travel overseas are being urged to check their measles vaccinations are up to date, following more cases of returned travellers with the disease. In the past year, 20 cases of measles have been...
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has warned that some imported traditional Ayuryedic medicines contain lead, other heavy metals and scheduled poisons that pose a danger to human health. Ayurveda or Ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional...
