2023 - Infectious disease alerts

​​​December 2023

Bicillin alert

Bicillin shortage - alert for GPs [18 December 2023]

November 2023

JEV

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination Update for Primary Care Providers [28 November 2023]

Pertussis

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - Information for GPs [1 November 2023]

October 2023

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

Media release: Measles alert for international flight passengers [5 October 2023]

September 2023

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) alert

Group A Streptococcus - Information for GPs [15 September 2023]

August 2023

Mpox alert

MPOX - Information for GPs [22 August 2023]

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

Media release: Measles alert for Mid North Coast and Northern NSW [6 August 2023]

July 2023

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

Media release: Measles alert for international flight passengers, Randwick and Rose Bay [21 July 2023]

April 2023

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

• Measles alert - Information for NSW general practitioners [6 April 2023]
• Measles alert - Information for NSW pharmacists [6 April 2023]

March 2023

Shigella alert

MDR Shigellosis update [31 March 2023]

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

Measles alert - Information for NSW general practitioners [30 March 2023]

February 2023

Measles alert

This alert is no longer active.

• Media release: Measles alert for plane passengers [17 February 2023]
• ACT Health - Public Health Alert: Measles case notified in Canberra [17 February 2023]

Botulism alert

Media release: Recall of long life almond milk product [16 February 2023]

January 2023

Increased invasive infection risk (invasive meningococcal disease and invasive group A streptococcal disease)

This alert is no longer active.

• Media release: Community urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care [6 January 2023]
• Increased invasive infection risk - Information for NSW general practitioners [6 January 2023]
• Safety Alert 001/23: Clinician alert - Invasive group A streptococcal disease [5 January 2023]