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Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
By Rachael Merritt

Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/measles-and-other-diseases-are-making-a-comeback/107218766

#InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesandImmunity #ChildrensHealth #Measles #RachaelMerritt

Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
By Rachael Merritt

Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/measles-and-other-diseases-are-making-a-comeback/107218766

#InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesandImmunity #ChildrensHealth #Measles #RachaelMerritt

Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
By Rachael Merritt

Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/measles-and-other-diseases-are-making-a-comeback/107218766

#InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesandImmunity #ChildrensHealth #Measles #RachaelMerritt

Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
By Rachael Merritt

Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. So why are we now seeing the return of it and other preventable childhood diseases?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/measles-and-other-diseases-are-making-a-comeback/107218766

#InfectiousDiseases #VaccinesandImmunity #ChildrensHealth #Measles #RachaelMerritt

New antibiotic combinations aim to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis

Researchers and clinicians from Monash University and Bayside Health’s Melbourne Sexual Health Centre are trialing new combinations of…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #Bacteria #Bacterial #BacterialVaginosis #Gynaecology #infectiousdiseases #Microbiome #obstetrics #research #sexualhealth #Vaginal #VaginalMicrobiome #WomensHealth
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/911933/