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05 December 2023
Acute Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis update for Thursday Island
About 75 per cent of children and young people on Thursday Island have received antibiotics to reduce the spread of a highly contagious bacterial skin infection.
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22 November 2023
Acute Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis Outbreak on Thursday Island
All children and young people on Thursday Island between the ages of 12 months and 17 years are urged to undertake a course of antibiotics to protect them from a highly contagious bacterial skin infection that can lead to kidney disease if left
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16 November 2023
Thursday Island youth have their say on health services
A group of Thursday Island youths will form part of a new network which will work to improve health service delivery in the community.
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06 October 2023
Take precautions to avoid mossie bites
Torres Strait, Cape York, and Northern Peninsula Area residents are being urged to take all possible precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes this wet season.
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25 September 2023
TCHHS launches new Public Health Unit
A new Public Health Unit has been set up to focus directly on treating and preventing serious diseases in Cape York, the Torres Strait, and the Northern Peninsula Area.