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Be on alert for meningitisThe Meningitis Centre is urging all people to be on alert for the signs and symptoms of the potential deadly disease.
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Infection takes high toll in young childrenA new study has found that infectious diseases are the most common reason that children under two years of age are admitted to hospital.
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New vaccine could protect against more types of cancer-causing HPVTrial of new vaccine that could provide women with additional protection against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types known to cause cervical cancer.
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New vaccine promises fewer needlesPerth researchers are calling for help from Perth toddlers and their parents to participate in a new project that aims to reduce the number of injections
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Perth children and seniors needed for bird flu vaccine studyPerth researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness in children and seniors of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu.
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Potential new vaccine for WA's meningococcal threatPerth researchers are about to trial a new vaccine that could potentially provide protection against the most common form of meningococcal
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Infections leave life-long scarsHigh rates of recurrent infection are a major risk to the health of Aboriginal children and are comparable to those of third world countries.
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort studyMonkeypox virus (MPXV) has been linked to vertical transmission, but systematic data are scarce. We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and virological characteristics and assess the frequency and determinants of adverse outcomes in pregnant women with MPXV clade I infection.
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Associate Professor Lea-Ann KirkhamCo-Head, Bacterial Respiratory Infectious Disease Group; Microbiology Lead, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases
