Background The global distribution of melioidosis is under considerable scrutiny, with both
unmasking of endemic disease in African and Pacific nations and evidence of more recent …

Abstract. A traveller returning to Australia developed Zika virus infection, with fever, rash
and conjunctivitis, with onset five days after a monkey bite in Bali, Indonesia. Flavivirus RNA …

Japanese Encephalitis in Australia A patient in whom Japanese encephalitis was diagnosed
in February 2021 has been identified as a likely sentinel human case of the 2022 outbreak …

Melioidosis is less common in children, and most have no risk factors for disease. Primary
cutaneous melioidosis is the commonest presentation. Neuromelioidosis can result in severe …

Aim To determine the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus ( RSV ) in the Top End of the
Northern Territory and investigate potential drivers of seasonality including rainfall and …

Background A fatal case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) occurred in a resident of the Tiwi
Islands, in the Northern Territory of Australia in February 2021, preceding the large JE outbreak …

BACKGROUND The genus Acinetobacter, well known as a nosocomial pathogen, can also
cause severe community-onset pneumonia. Previous small case series have suggested …

Intramedullary spinal tuberculomas are a rare cause of spinal cord compression. We report
a recent case and review 17cases described in the literature since 1960. Intramedullary …

Streptococcus pyogenes is commonly believed to be resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
(SXT), resulting in reservations about using SXT for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) …

Objective: To compare the unprecedented 91 cases of melioidosis in the Top End of the
Northern Territory of Australia from 1 October 2009 to 30 September 2010 with the 540 cases in …