measles
Measles on the rise, Part 2: Managing measles exposure and suspected infection
This article is the second in a two-part series on measles. Part 1 focuses on measles epidemiology, transmission, clinical presentation, diagnosis and complications. This article focuses on management when measles …
Measles on the rise, Part 1: Recognising a highly infectious disease before it spreads
This article is the first in a two-part series. It focuses on measles epidemiology, transmission, clinical presentation, diagnosis and complications. Part 2 focuses on measles management, including infection control, public …
Measles risk for over one million
Australia is teetering at the lower end of the WHO’s estimated herd protection threshold range, new study finds An estimated 1.7 million Australians, or 6.7% of the population, were susceptible …
Politicians’ silence on measles vaccine fuels hesitancy: pharmacist
A political push is needed to bolster vaccination rates to protect against a measles outbreak in Cairns Reluctance from some local politicians to promote vaccination, combined with claims by overseas …
Measles on the move
NSW Health has confirmed the first case of measles in NSW since February 2020 The case, a person in their 50s, acquired their infection while travelling in Asia last month, …
The week in review
It’s been a busy and varied week in pharmacy, with opportunities to think about new ways to address existing issues, plus movement on opioids and concern about price gouging We …
Out and about with measles
People infected with measles have visited a Sydney Chemist Warehouse and a Perth TerryWhite Chemmart The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District has issued an alert after a new case …
Person with measles visits pharmacy
On Tuesday Health Vic announced that a new case of measles has been identified in a returned traveller from Italy – the first case of measles identified in Victoria this …
Measles in metro areas
A WA pharmacy is among several locations recently visited by a person with a newly confirmed case of measles, as new cases are also confirmed in Queensland WA Health has …
Measles comes to Perth
A “measles cluster” in Perth has seen up to eight cases of the highly infectious disease confirmed On Tuesday, the Western Australian Government issued a warning to people who live …
Vaccine-preventable disease skyrockets
Measles notifications have hit 173 across Australia for this year up to September, far surpassing the number for 2018 and 2017… Cases of measles, a very contagious viral illness that …
Tasmania moves on measles
Tasmania is set to roll out free measles catch-up vaccinations from GPs next week, before the program is expanded to pharmacies As the state Government highlighted earlier this year, Tasmanians …