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About
Mission statement To improve the health and wellbeing of people living without a functioning spleen through education, clinical support, advocacy, and collaboration with healthcare professionals Explore...
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For healthcare providers
Working together to support patients Clinicians play a critical role in ensuring spleen community members understand this risk and are equipped with up-to-date, evidence-based protection. This...
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About the spleen
Understanding the role of your spleen is key to protecting your health. Whether you have had your spleen removed, were born without one, or have reduced...
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Kayleigh’s story
As her condition progressed, her spleen became dangerously enlarged, affecting her ability to eat and causing significant discomfort. After becoming seriously unwell, she was admitted to...
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RSV vaccination: what you need to know
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that can cause serious lung infections, especially in older adults and people with weakened immune systems, including those...
https://www.spleen.org.au/news/rsv-vaccination-what-you-need-to-know
Influenza vaccination: what you need to know
Influenza activity in Australia has been higher than usual this year, partly due to a fast‑spreading influenza strain (H3N2 Subclade K). Dr Nenad Macesic, Spleen Australia...
https://www.spleen.org.au/news/influenza-vaccination-what-you-need-to-know
Spleen community members warned of measles risk
You may have seen increasing rates of measles reported in the community with outbreaks more commonly identified. There has specifically been a patient with asplenia admitted...
https://www.spleen.org.au/news/spleen-community-members-warned-of-measles-risk
Access to the JEV vaccine offered to more Australians
The Victorian, Queensland and Western Australian Governments have announced an initiative to provide wider access to the vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a rare but...
https://www.spleen.org.au/news/access-to-the-jev-vaccine-offered-to-more-australians