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NOTE: The Health Alerts listed below are issued by Australian State Governments and are of a general nature which could possibly effect residents or visitors to those states. For full details of Health Alerts issued, we suggest you visit the relative State Government Health web sites which are also detailed below.

ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA

Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory - Department of Health

Date	Details
ACT Health Alerts tend to be of a more general information nature.	ACT Bird Flu information Asbestos at Pickles Auction House - Fyshwick, ACT Meningococcal Disease Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

New South Wales

New South Wales - Department of Health

Date	Details
7 Nov 2009	Precautionary warning: semi-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A -NSW Health is warning people, as a precautionary measure, not to eat loose semi-dried tomatoes unless they have been thoroughly cooked because recent evidence from Victoria shows an association between developing hepatitis A and contaminated semi-dried tomatoes.
9 Apr 2009	Mosquito warning in bushlands and rural NSW - NSW Health advises people living in or travelling to bushland around Sydney or rural parts of NSW over Easter to cover up and avoid mosquito bites especially over autumn, the peak season for mosquito borne diseases.

Northern Territory

Northern Territory - Department of Health and Families

Date	Details
21 Oct 2009	Stinger (Box Jellyfish) Season - October to May
19 May 2009	Murray Valley Encephalitis case confirmed - Territorians have again been warned to take precautions against mosquitoes after a recent suspect case of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) was confirmed as positive by the NT Centre for Disease Control.
15 May 2009	Murray Valley Encephalitis Disease Warning for the Top End - The NT Department of Health and Families has been notified of a suspect case of Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) in the Darwin region of the Top End.
1 Apr 2009	Gastroenteritis warning for Alice Springs region - The Department of Health and Families (DHF) advises of an increase in gastroenteritis-type illness in urban and remote areas around Alice Springs.

Queensland

Queensland - Queensland Health

Date	Details
5 Aug 2009	Listeria precautions for pregnant women - Queensland Health is reminding pregnant women to avoid eating foods associated with listeria bacteria, following an increase of listeriosis illness across Australia.

South Australia

South Australia - Department of Health

Date	Details
3 Jul 2009	H1N1 09 influenza, pertussis and meningococcal disease - Please bring to the attention of all doctors
1 Jun 2009	Measles case in Adelaide Metropolitan Region - The Communicable Disease Control Branch (CDCB) has been notified of an overseas acquired case of measles in a 34 year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide. During the infectious period, the case travelled from interstate by car, visited the Berri Riverland Plaza shopping centre (1-4 pm Monday 25 May), the Chemist King at Colonel Light Gardens (Wed 27th May 11.15 am-1.15 pm), and the Flinders Medical Centre (Thursday 27th May after 5 pm).
25 May 2009	Increase in Locally Acquired Hepatitis A Cases - SA Health has now identified 26 cases of locally acquired Hepatitis A, related with high probability to consumption of semi-dried tomatoes.
28 Apr 2009	WHO raises pandemic influenza alert level - The WHO has raised the level of pandemic influenza alert from phase 3 to phase 4.
27 Apr 2009	WHO announces a new strain of influenza A-H1N1 - The Department of Health and Ageing has been informed by the World Health Organisation (WHO)of a new strain of influenza A that is being called H1N1 Influenza 09.
14 Apr 2009	Increase in Locally Acquired Hepatitis A cases - The Communicable Disease Control Branch has been notified of 7 cases of hepatitis A since the beginning of March

Tasmania

Tasmania - Department of Health and Human Services

Date	Details
	Nil recent

Victoria

Victoria - Department of Human Services - Chief Health Officer

Date	Details
20 Oct 2009	Health warning on semi-dried tomatoes - Health authorities in Victoria have advised people to avoid eating semi-dried tomatoes unless they are thoroughly cooked. The advice follows notification that several people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A this week in Victoria.
9 Apr 2009	Hepatitis A outbreak alert - April 2009 - The Victorian Department of Human Services has recognised an increase in the number of hepatitis A cases across the state.

Western Australia

Western Australia - Department of Health

Date	Details
10 Nov 2009	Precautionary warning: semi-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A -The Department of Health is warning people not to eat loose semi-dried tomatoes unless thoroughly cooked, following a recent outbreak of hepatitis A in Victoria.
6 Oct 2009	Ross River virus risk in South-West of WA - The Department of Health today reminded people living and holidaying in the South-West of WA to take extra care against mosquito bites following evidence of Ross River virus (RRV) activity in the Peel region.
18 May 2009	Second case of Murray Valley Encephalitis in northern WA - The Department of Health has reiterated its warning to people living and holidaying in the northern half of WA to take extra care against mosquito bites following a second confirmed case of Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE) in as many months.