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Clusters Across the Globe Show Severe Prevalence Rates of HTLV-1

May 24, 2018 Jackie Sheridan

  Worldwide attention has recently been brought to the disease called Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1. News outlets have been reporting that

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Clusters Across the Globe Show Severe Prevalence Rates of HTLV-1

May 24, 2018 Jackie Sheridan

  Worldwide attention has recently been brought to the disease called Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1. News outlets have been reporting that

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Ross River Virus Strikes Brisbane

April 8, 2015January 25, 2023 Noushin Berdjis

Brisbane, Australia is currently the epicenter of the largest outbreak of Ross River Virus the country has experienced since 1996 [2]. As of March 14th,

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Queensland’s First Hendra Case of 2014 Detected

March 28, 2014January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

The first case of Hendra virus (HeV) in 2014 has been confirmed in a horse from South Kolan, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. After testing positive for

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With Summer Comes Mosquitoes: Australia Health Dept. Warns of Ross River Virus

December 12, 2013January 25, 2023 Lindsay Denny

On December 9, Australia’s Northern Territory health department warned residents that this season’s mosquito numbers and high tide do not bode well for risk of

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Hendra Virus Detected in Australian Horse

July 3, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

Another case of Hendra virus was detected last week in Queensland, Australia. Australian news agencies reported that a veterinarian treated a gravely ill horse in

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Cause of Australia’s Mysterious Horse Deaths Found

October 14, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

The sudden deaths of five horses on 5 Oct. 2011 put Australian horse owners on high alert. Since June of this year, 22 horses have

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Australia

September 2, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

Australia’s Bellarine Peninsula has seen a large increase in the number of Buruli ulcer (also known as Bairnsdale ulcer or Searl ulcer) cases caused by

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Hendra Virus Confirmed in Queensland Dog

July 26, 2011January 25, 2023 Amy L. Sonricker Hansen

The Australian Animal Health Laboratory has confirmed the first case of Hendra virus in a dog. Hendra virus has only been found naturally within the flying fox

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Lyssavirus in Melbourne, Victoria

July 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Australian Bat Lyssavirus has been detected in a colony of fruit bats in Yarra Bend Park, which is in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.  Lyssavirus

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