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Immunisation is an important issue for parents, travellers and people who are at risk for some diseases.
The Australian Department of Health and Ageing maintains the Biosecurity Health Response website, which has information about diseases that could be spread through bioterrorism attacks.
The latest edition of the Australian immunisation handbook. 9th ed. [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing] contains the current immunisation schedules.
Follow the links below to find information on immunisation and the diseases that people can be vaccinated against, such as chickenpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal disease, hepatitis, haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), measles, mumps and rubella, poliomyelitis and tetanus.
Updated April 2008
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (GARDASIL)
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration about the human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil).
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Jul 2008
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Typhoid and paratyphoid fever
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Queensland Health
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Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are diseases of the intestinal tract caused by the Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella paratyphi bacteria. Typhoid is rare in developed counties. However, where environmental hygiene is poor, as in many developing countries, typhoid is a major public health problem.
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Apr 2008
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Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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Information about the Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre (DVDC).
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Apr 2008
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Childhood immunisation
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Better Health Channel
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Being immunised from an early age helps protect your child against the most serious childhood infections. The Victorian childhood immunisation schedule outlines vaccines routinely provided free of charge under the National Immunisation Program and the age at which each should be given.
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Mar 2008
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Vaccination and how your body makes antibodies
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myDr
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See how vaccines prepare your immune system to fight disease by taking advantage of the fact that the immune system can 'remember' infectious organisms.
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Jan 2008
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Vaccines explained
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Better Health Channel
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Vaccines help reduce the risk of certain infectious diseases by introducing a modified microbe to the immune system. In many cases, vaccines offer lifelong immunity. The National Immunisation Program recommends vaccines for infants, children and older people.
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Nov 2007
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Immunisation - common misconceptions
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Better Health Channel
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Australian research shows that parents are concerned about vaccine safety and effectiveness. However, the risk of complications from childhood diseases such as measles is much higher than the risk of immunisation reactions.
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Oct 2007
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Infectious Diseases Services
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Links to services related to communicable or infectious diseases and immunisation.
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Oct 2007
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Vaccines for preventing Japanese encephalitis
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease of the central nervous system with general symptoms of headache, fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Most people recover within a week without further complications, but approximately 1 in 300 suffers additional and ...
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May 2007
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Typhoid
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myDr
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Typhoid fever is an infection that is caused by a bacterium called Salmonella typhi. Most cases in Australia occur in travellers returning from developing countries.
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May 2007
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Vaccines for preventing typhoid fever
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection found mainly in South and East Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is characterized by fever, abdominal symptoms, chills, diarrhoea or constipation, headache, loss of appetite, cough, weakness, sore ...
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Apr 2007
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Immunisation - Success means nothing happens
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Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
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Why is there still controversy about the value of immunisation programs in Australia. Do new vaccines give value for money and do we really need them?
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Apr 2007
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Immunisation for Babies
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on immunisation schedules and issues related to immunising babies.
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May 2006
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Book review - Australian Drug Guide 7th Edition
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Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
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The reviewer finds this is a useful reference book offering concise explanations about medicines for more than 600 drugs.
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Jan 2006
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