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Measles is about!

There have been measles cases in travellers who have returned to NSW after visiting countries in South-East Asia including Indonesia (including Bali), Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines, where there are ongoing outbreaks of measles.

​Get vaccinated before you travel and monitor for symptoms of measles. Read the measles fact sheet.

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Description
Issue date
​Public warning statement - Section 12A of the Public Health Act​​​New ​14 October 2026
​Clinician alert: Red imported fire ants detected in Sydney, NSWNew ​14 October 2026
​Clinician alert: Non-registered practitioner in Redfern may have placed clients at riskNew ​​​08 October 2026
​Measles alert for Byron Bay​​​​​New​ ​08 October 2026
​Measles alert for Campbelltown area​ ​03 October 2026
​Measles alert for Byron, Ballina and Pottsvi​​lle areas​​​ ​23 September 2026
​​Clinician alert: avian influenza risk summary​ ​15 July 2026
​Clinician alert: Ebola disease​​ ​10 June 2026
​Diphtheria vaccination for Aboriginal people and travellers​ 0​1 June 2026
​​Expansion to NSW Japanese Encephailitis Vaccine Eligibility for travellers​ ​29 May 2026
​Clinician alert: Bloodborne virus testing recommended for patients of former dentist Dr William Tam​​ ​13 May 2026
​Bloodborne virus risk for patients of dental practice in Strathfield​ ​13 May 2026
​Clinician alert: Diphtheria​ ​17 April 2026
​Clinician alert: Measles ​23 February 2026
​​​​​​​Clinician alert: multidrug resistant gonorrhoea​ ​02 February 2026
​​Clinician alert: recall of specific ALULA infant formula ​23 January 2026
Clinician alert: recall of Nestlé ALFAMINO infant formula for babies with milk allergies 08 January 2026
Clinician alert: counterfeit rabies vaccine (Abhayrab®​) in India 19 December 2025
PDF iconClinician alert: Abrysvo vaccine administration errors 17 March 2025​

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Refer to the Safety Advisory Broadca​st System (SABS) for patient safety alerts to NSW Health services which may be related to current public health risks​

Archived alerts and updates​​

​​​Infection prevention and control breaches

These are previous clinician alerts where patients have been advised to take action:

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Current as at: Wednesday 14 October 2026
Contact page owner: Communicable Diseases