KFC has temporarily removed chicken nuggets from the menu at hundreds of stores across two Australian states. The fast food giant confirmed to news.com.au the move is not related to the recent bird flu outbreak plaguing poultry farms in Victoria, but due instead to “a very small disruption” within itsContinue Reading
A health alert has been issued for travellers who passed through Sydney Airport and Adelaide Airport last week. A person infected with measles flew from Dubai to Sydney with Emirates on Tuesday and then on to Adelaide with Qantas. Measles is a highly contagious disease, which can spread when anContinue Reading
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning after a one-year-old boy in Adelaide was diagnosed with measles. The one-year-old had just returned from overseas with his family, and is recovering in hospital in a stable condition. South Australian health officials were notified of the infectious child, who had travelled intoContinue Reading
Fears of poultry shortages are growing in one state as the deadly bird flu disease hits another farm and shutters production. Agriculture Victoria confirmed on Thursday that a sixth farm had been hit with avian influenza, with five properties near Meredith, about 100km west of Melbourne, and a property nearContinue Reading
A new case of measles has been reported in Victoria – the 10th recorded for the state since the start of the year. The returned traveller tested positive to measles after transiting through Melbourne Airport’s T2 international terminal between 9.15pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday. The infected traveller returned on EmiratesContinue Reading
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning after a person visited shops, supermarkets and a university in Melbourne’s southeast while infected with measles. Victoria’s Department of Health said the person was infected with the highly contagious viral illness by a returned traveller in Victoria. While infectious, the person is understoodContinue Reading
The dangerous measles virus has been detected in a Jetstar passenger flying into Sydney from the Gold Coast, with health authorities urging anyone who might have been exposed to the traveller to be on alert for symptoms. Measles is a highly contagious virus and NSW Health said on Wednesday theContinue Reading
Two more cases of measles have been identified in Melbourne as health officials scramble to identify any possible exposure sites. A total of three cases of the highly-infectious virus have been identified in returned overseas travellers across the state, while a case has also been reported in NSW. On Sunday,Continue Reading
A second state has been warned about the potential community transmission of measles after a returned traveller was infectious while in Melbourne. Victoria’s chief health officer Clare Looker issued a measles alert on Wednesday after a returning traveller tested positive to measles and was infectious while at two businesses. TwoContinue Reading
A measles alert has been issued for Melbourne and Brisbane airports after an infectious person returned from overseas. The traveller was infectious when they arrived from Indonesia, transiting through Melbourne Airport before travelling to Queensland. The passenger flew on Qantas flights QF40 from Jakarta to Melbourne on Sunday July 2,Continue Reading