Disease warning for Bali tourists
New figures from the Australian Health Department have shown that Western Australians are still picking up infectious diseases from destinations such as Bali. These cases include an upswing in the number of people returning from holiday with sexually transmitted diseases, as well as the more typical mosquito-borne diseases playing a part in the increased numbers. The statistics from the Health Department show that 46 per cent of the 3,000 Western Australians who returned to their native country with an infectious disease had been to Indonesia, with the majority visiting Bali. Around 117 people returned from Indonesia with chlamydia, while 56 travellers returned with gonorrhoea. There were also 421 cases of dengue fever, 262 travellers with salmonella gastroenteritis and 161 cases of campylobacter gastroenteritis. Potential rabies contraction would also appear to be relatively common, with statistics showing that 157 people sought post-exposure vaccinations as a precaution against the disease after being bitten or scratched by monkeys, dogs or other animals. Gary Dowse, a Health Department medical epidemiologist, noted some other significant infectious diseases that were picked up by travellers, which included HIV, malaria, typhoid fever and Chikungunya virus.
New figures from the Australian Health Department have shown that Western Australians are still picking up infectious diseases from destinations such as Bali. These cases include an upswing in the number of people returning from holiday with sexually transmitted diseases, as well as the more typical mosquito-borne diseases playing a part in the increased numbers. The statistics from the Health Department show that 46 per cent of the 3,000 Western Australians who returned to their native country with an infectious disease had been to Indonesia, with the majority visiting Bali. Around 117 people returned from Indonesia with chlamydia, while 56 travellers returned with gonorrhoea. There were also 421 cases of dengue fever, 262 travellers with salmonella gastroenteritis and 161 cases of campylobacter gastroenteritis. Potential rabies contraction would also appear to be relatively common, with statistics showing that 157 people sought post-exposure vaccinations as a precaution against the disease after being bitten or scratched by monkeys, dogs or other animals. Gary Dowse, a Health Department medical epidemiologist, noted some other significant infectious diseases that were picked up by travellers, which included HIV, malaria, typhoid fever and Chikungunya virus.