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Listen Up - Urgent action needed to reduce ear infections

The Meningitis Centre is urging all people to be on alert for the signs and symptoms of the potential deadly disease.

A new study has found that infectious diseases are the most common reason that children under two years of age are admitted to hospital.

Trial of new vaccine that could provide women with additional protection against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types known to cause cervical cancer.

Perth 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

Perth 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.

Perth researchers are about to trial a new vaccine that could potentially provide protection against the most common form of meningococcal

High rates of recurrent infection are a major risk to the health of Aboriginal children and are comparable to those of third world countries.

The Bacille-Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccination remains the primary strategy to prevent severe disseminated TB in young children, particularly in high TB-burden countries such as Ethiopia. Accurate knowledge of vaccination coverage in small geographical areas is critically important to developing targeted immunization campaigns. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the spatiotemporal distributions and ecological level determinants of BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are important causes of disease in children and adults. In Australia, information on the burden of RSV in adults is particularly limited.