2016 - Infectious disease alerts

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

December 2016

• Measles alert - fourth Sydney case [28 December 2016]
• Measles GP alert – Outbreak risk and Media Release [16 December 2016]
• Mycobacteria chimaera and open-heart cardiac surgery update [14 December 2016]

November 2016

• Arbovirus update for  GPs and for  Pharmacies [25 November 2016]

October 2016

• Bat breeding season and virus risk warning [20 October 2016]
• Infection control breaches in a Sydney dental practice [17 October 2016]

September 2016

•  MERS-CoV update for EDs and other clinicians [5 September 2016]

August 2016

• Meningococcal disease warning: NSW Health [18 August 2016]
• Protect vulnerable people as flu cases rise: NSW Health [16 August 2016]
• Mycobacterium chimaera and cardiac surgery Alert [8 August 2016]
• Avoid recalled rockmelon after Salmonella outbreak: NSW Health [03 August 2016]

July 2016

•  Shigellosis - Clinician Alert [15 July 2016]
• Infection control breaches in a Sydney dental practice - [this alert is no longer current]
• Infection control breaches related to a Five Dock practice [6 July 2016]

June 2016

• Travel advice - Summer Olympics - Rio 2016 [23 June 2016] Media ​release [24 June 2016]

May 2016

• Legionnaires' disease - frequently asked questions [24 May 2016]
• Sydney Local Health District investigates Legionnaires' disease cluster [18 May 2016; updated 23 May 2016]
• NSW Health CBD Legionnaire's disease outbreak update - media release [11 May 2016]
• NSW Health investigates new CBD Legionnaires’ disease cases - media release [4 May 2016] and alert page

April 2016

• Measles Alert [06 April 2016]

March 2016

• NSW investigates CBD Legionnaire's link [09 March 2016]

January 2016

• NSW Health Zika virus Alert [22 January 2016]​