2013 - Infectious disease alerts

* Please also refer to the NSW Health media releases site for important public health information and warnings.

December 2013

• NSW Health Alert: 3 cases of measles linked to Dance Competition [31 December 2013]

November 2013

• NSW Health Parechovirus Alert [29 November 2013]
• NSW Health Measles Alert for Bali travellers [12 November 2013]

October 2013

• NSW Health Measles GP Alert [11 October 2013]
• NSW Health Alert: Three new cases of measles [11 October 2013]

September 2013

• Measles alert: watch out for measles [24 September 2013]
• Measles GP alert [23 September 2013]

August 2013

• Measles warning issued for passengers on Brisbane-Sydney flight [28 August 2013]
• Flu still in the air despite warm weather [09 August 2013]

July 2013

• Meningococcal Disease - Public Health Advice [30 July 2013]
• Measles warning issued for passengers on China-Sydney flight [26 July 2013]
• Hendra virus in Horses Alert [12 July 2013] and DPI Hendra virus link
• NSW MERS-CoV information update for clinicians, laboratories and public health personnel [7 July 2013]
• NSW Health reminds public to 'get tested' following increase in HIV [05 July 2013]

June 2013

• NSW Health urges parents to be aware but not alarmed about enterovirus [19 June 2013]
• Mumps media release and mumps GP info [13 June 2013]

May 2013

• NSW Health urges parents to be aware but not alarmed about enterovirus [31 May 2013]
• MERS-CoV and avian influenza A(H7N9) update for clinicians [27 May 2013]

April 2013

• Listeriosis alert [20 April 2013]
• Avian influenza A(H7N9) information

March 2013

• Cryptosporidiosis Health Alert [28 March 2013]
• Enterovirus alert - information for clinicians [27 March 2013]
• Hepatitis A alert - Radiance of the Seas cruise ship [8 March 2013]

February 2013

• Australian Bat Lyssavirus - updated information for clinicians [20 Feb 2013]
• Novel Coronavirus - updated information for hospital clinicians and laboratories [18 Feb 2013]
• Listeria health alert page [11 Feb 2013] - for outbreak information linked to a Victorian soft cheese producer

January 2013

• Listeria outbreak information for clinicians [18 Jan 2013]
• Health warning - don't handle injured bats [11 Jan 2013]