NSW health authorities have detected the state's first case of mpox in more than six months, prompting a warning for men who have sex with men to be on the lookout for symptoms.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory on Thursday about the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania.
The bacteria that causes the infection – Group A streptococcus – is actually incredibly common, and often is present in humans without causing any illness.
The father of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died this week after contracting bird flu has tested positive for the virus but has not displayed any major symptoms, health authorities said.
District director of public health Dr Kathryn Taylor called on residents to be on the lookout for signs of the illness, saying early intervention can be lifesaving.
The Victorian Department of Health has warned the 41-year-old was infectious when he visited a number of public venues after he returned from India via Melbourne Airport on December 12.
New estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show there were approximately 14.83 million excess deaths linked with COVID-19 across the world from 2020 to 2021.
There are fears almost 4000 Victorians have been unknowingly living with cancer, with screening and testing for the disease having dropped off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 cases have jumped sharply in New South Wales, but hospitalisations have slowed, as the new wave of variants continue to sweep through the community.