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COVID-19 continues to affect the Victorian community and we encourage you to follow the latest advice and recommendations for vaccination, and to stay home and recover if you become unwell. Comprehensive advice, data and information –...

Visitors to public swimming pools are being urged to follow healthy hygiene practices following several outbreaks of gastroenteritis (gastro). This year, hundreds of people across Melbourne have been diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis (crypto), with many cases linked...

Victoria has recorded its highest annual number of Buruli ulcer cases – 363 cases in 2023 – with almost half of these recorded in the SEPHU catchment....

In this edition, we focus on testing recommendations for measles and mumps, in particular the availability of PCR testing for these conditions, and the importance of prompt notification. We also highlight the need for appropriate...