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Bulletins contain current information for General Practitioners and other health professionals on communicable diseases in the Hunter New England region along with a summary of notifiable diseases reported in the last month. The last twelve issues of Hunter New England Population Health bulletins are available here (click on the required month to download full pdf report.) Feel welcome to contact us for the full list.
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Return of Communicable Disease Bulletin; changes to publication of HNEPH Communicable Disease Bulletin; Overseas travellers need to consider Hepatitis A vaccination; Who needs to be immunised before travelling; Prophylaxis of close contacts of Hepatitis A cases; Vaccine opptions; Protecting those at risk of Q fever |
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Novel influenza A (H1N1 09) - swine flu; Minimising the impact of influenza: a GP's role; Rabies in Bali; Summary of notifications of Gastroenteritis in institutions in 2008; FAQs - hand, foot and mouth disease; GP notifications; Disease of interest - pertussis; To the Point |
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Mosquito borne diseases – the risk with late rain; Frequently Asked Questions about Crypto; GP Notifications;Year to date (YTD) number of diseases notified to Hunter New England Population Health Area – March 2009; To the Point |
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Measles in Europe - and not going away; Influenza vaccine composition for 2009; GP notifications; Frequently asked questions about Pertussis; YTD number of diseases notified to HNE Population Health; To the Point |
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Pertussis cases continue to rise, increasing the risk to infants; Summer surge of salmonella; Amended legislation - body piercing and tattooing children; Limit swimming in pools after diarrhoea; Measles in Victoria; GP notifications; HNE Pertussis Notifications 2002-09; To the Point |
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Privacy information for patients being referred to a Hunter New England Health Service; Reminder - Rabies has now been identified in Bali; GP notifications; Infectious diseases transmitted in recreational waters; Information insert for GPs: Why GPs should ask "Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?"; Gastroenteritis in children who attend childcare - exclusion is vital; YTD number of diseases notified to Pop Health for residents of HNE area - December 2008; To the Point |
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Bat time of the year; GP notifications; Have a clear indication for testing for Hepatitis A; Forrest Gump - bigger than Ben Hur; Disease of interest - Pertussis 2008; To the Point |
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Increased vigilance required to identify pertussis cases; Benefits of ante natal influenza immunisation passed on to infants; Cases of imported Dengue Fever on the increase; GP notifications; Confidential fax number - Newcastle PH Office; YTD number of diseases notified to Population Health for residents of HNE area - October 2008 |
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Hepatitis C update from the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Group; Hepatitis A alert for your patients travelling to Latvia and Czech Republic; Simple and effective steps to enhance respiratory outbreak management; Correct anti-malarial advice for travellers to malarious areas; Young men at risk of mumps; Safe re-use of greywater to minimise risk to people and the environment; GP notifications; YTD notifiable diseases; To the Point |
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HNEH Pandemic Influenza Exercise (22 to 25 September 2008); The importance of discussing suspected measles with HNEPH staff; GP notifications; To the Point |
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2008 Flutracking - how you can help track influenza; GP notifications; Human metapneumovirus isolated in an aged care respiratory outbreak; Local GP identifies a cluster of pertussis in Tamworth; Influenza notifications for HNE; To the Point |
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How to contact Public Health; Correct specimen collection vital in diagnosing influenza; Increase in notifications of listeriosis in NSW; Changes to accessing the NSW Health website for infectious disease resources; GP notifications; YTD number of diseases notified to Population Health for residents of HNE - June 2008; To the Point |
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