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Caution advised after sewage spill in Applecross
01/07/09
The Department of Health is advising people to avoid contact with a section of the Swan River in Applecross following a sewage spill this morning.
Human swine flu causes mild illness in Aboriginal community
29/06/09
Seven residents from the remote Goldfields’ Aboriginal community of Kiwirrkurra have tested positive for human swine influenza...
Second Western Australian swine flu death
27/06/09
A 26-year-old Perth woman has become the second Western Australian to die after being diagnosed with human swine influenza.
WA Public Health team to go to remote community
22/06/09
A 26-year-old WA man, who had a number of serious medical conditions, and had tested positive for the Human Swine Influenza virus...
WA moves to new national pandemic PROTECT phase
17/06/09
Western Australia has today moved to the new national response phase to manage the outbreak of human swine influenza following an announcement...
Two more WA schools affected by human swine flu
14/06/09
Two more Western Australian schools will have classes disrupted this week due to outbreaks of human swine influenza.
Department of Health swine flu advice
13/06/09
The Department of Health has reassured people with mild flu-like symptoms that they may not need to go to the GP or hospital...
Last chance for free cervical cancer vaccine
11/06/09
The WA Department of Health is reminding young women that there is still time to get a free cervical cancer vaccine to protect against...
WA Health confirms two more swine flu cases
06/06/09
Late yesterday evening the Department of Health confirmed two more cases of human swine influenza in Western Australia...
WA extends voluntary school exclusion policy
04/06/09
WA Health has extended its voluntary quarantine policy for children who have travelled to areas affected by human swine influenza.
WA confirms second swine flu case
03/06/09
The Department of Health has today confirmed Western Australia’s second case of human swine influenza in a 17-year-old female from Hillary’s...
Outcome of Busselton Hospital cancer study
30/12/08
A Department of Health study has found no evidence of an increased cancer risk for staff at Busselton Hospital....
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