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As such, the disease is more characteristic of rural and regional areas. [3] Infection is most common in adults aged 25–44 years old, with males and females equally affected. [ 4 ] Ross River fever is on the Australian Department of Health and Ageing 's list of notifiable diseases .
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More than half of all consultations with GPs in Australia are in relation to chronic condition such as heart disease, cancer or diabetes. [17] The fastest growing chronic illness in Australia is diabetes. [18] There are approximately 100,000 new diagnoses every year. On average one Australian is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every five minutes ...
Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a zoonotic flavivirus endemic to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is the causal agent of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE; previously known as Australian encephalitis or Australian X disease). In humans, it can cause permanent neurological disease or death.
Hendra virus (Hendra henipavirus) is a zoonotic virus found solely in Australia. First isolated in 1994, the virus has since been connected to numerous outbreaks of disease in domestic horses and seven human cases. Hendra virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus, which also contains the zoonotic Nipah virus.
Animal biosecurity involves protecting livestock, wildlife, humans and the environment from new diseases or pests. Australia has remained free of many of the serious animal diseases, such as foot and mouth disease and avian influenza (bird flu), but occurrence of one of these diseases would result in significant damage to the economy, as trade ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Australia was identified on 25 January 2020, in Victoria , when a man who had returned from Wuhan , Hubei Province, China , tested positive ...
Rickettsia australis causes Queensland tick typhus (QTT). [4] This disease was first identified in 1946, although the specific bacterium was not identified until 1950. Rickettsia australis produces a spectrum of symptoms ranging from headaches and fever but can ultimately lead to sepsis and vital organ f