2019 - Infectious disease alerts

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

December 2019

• Updated information on antibiotic resistant Shigella and clinician alert [16 December 2019]
• Measles alerts - December alerts are no longer current
• Media Release [13 December 2019]

November 2019

• Measles alerts - November alerts are no longer current
• Measles alert for Darling Harbour and south eastern Sydney[21 November 2019]
• Measles alert for Northern Illawarra and Blaxland [16 November 2019]

October 2019

• Salmonella gastro linked to frozen microwave meals - media release [19 October 2019]
• Measles alerts - current [October alerts are no longer current]
• Measles alert for Macquarie Park, Epping, North Ryde, and Royal North Shore Hospital [2 October 2019]

September 2019

• Measles alerts - current [September alerts are no longer current]
• Measles alert after another locally acquired case
• Media release - [26 September 2019]
• Exposure sites - Sydney CBD, Inner West, Public Transport
• Measles alert for Western Sydney, Doltone House, and Enfield
  [20 September 2019]
• Measles alert for Auburn Hospital and Mt Lewis
  [18 September 2019]
• Measles alert for travellers to New Zealand [5 September 2019]
• Measles alert for Prince of Wales Hospital [17 September 2019]
• Measles alert for Northern Beaches [13 September 2019]
• Measles alert for Bankstown and Padstow [11 September 2019]
• Measles alert following another case from New Zealand
  [9 September 2019] - this alert is no longer current

August 2019

• Measles alerts - current [August alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert - Etihad flight and south west Sydney [24 August 2019]
• Measles alert - two travellers return to Sydney with measles [23 August 2019]

July 2019

• Measles alerts - current [July alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert - new case in a returned Sydney traveller [9 July 2019]
• Measles alert - Two flights and sites in Sydney [06 July 2019]
• Updated information on antibiotic resistant Shigella and clinician alert [5 July 2019]

June 2019

• Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs - update [last updated 15 June 2019]
• Measles alerts - current [June alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert - Cathay Pacific Flight, Airport, Leumeah [05 June 2019]
• Measles alert - Cebu Pacific Flight, Central Coast [03 June 2019]

May 2019

• Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs - update [7 May 2019]
• Measles alerts [May alerts no longer current].
• Measles alert - Haymarket, public transport between Town Hall and Artarmon [08 May 2019]
• Measles alert - country NSW [03 May 2019]

April 2019

• Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs - update [16 April 2019]
• Measles alerts [April alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert (WFWLHD) - Dubbo [19 April 2019]
• Measles alert (SESLHD) - Eastern Suburbs [11 April 2019]
• Measles alert - Sydney City, Macquarie University and Maitland [10 April 2019]
• Measles alert - Eastern Suburbs, Central Station, XPT to Brisbane [8 April 2019]
• Measles alert - NSW North Coast and international flight [07 April 2019]
• Measles alert - Eastwood, North Sydney Boys HS [05 April 2019]
• Measles alert - Eastwood, Auburn, Redfern areas [04 April 2019]
• Measles alert for two cases - (1) Strathfield, Hurstville, and St George Hospital, (2) Eastwood, Castle Hill and Kellyville [02 April 2019]

March 2019

• Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs - update [28 March 2019]
• Gastro in children alert [15 March 2019]
• Measles alerts [March alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert for plane passengers [28 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Sydney CBD[21 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Primary school - South Western Sydney
  [21 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Eastwood [19 March 2019]
• Measles alert - International flight, Blacktown, Stanhope Gardens
  [19 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Sydney [14 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Cabramatta, Fairfield Hospital ED and Wetherill Park
  [8 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Sydney North [4 March 2019]
• Measles alert - international flight, airport and Sydney [4 March 2019]
• Measles alert - Blacktown and Mount Druitt [1 March 2019]

February 2019

• Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs - update [1 February 2019]
• Measles alerts [February alerts no longer current]
• Measles alert - Pyrmont and Sydney CBD [22 February 2019]
• Measles alert - plane passengers and Sydney International Airport
  [10 February 2019]

January 2019

• Measles alert update - January 2019 [last updated 24 January 2019]
  - this alert is no longer current
• Legionellosis alert - Sydney CBD [23 January 2019]