Acknowledgements

The Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand appreciates the contributions of clinicians, laboratory and hospital staff, and the staff in State and Territory health departments who have submitted or processed the notifications which are the basis of this report.

The members of the Network participating in the NNDSS are Robert Hall (South Australian Department of Human Services), Tony Watson (Health Department of Western Australia), Jeremy McAnulty (New South Wales Department of Health), Irene Passaris (Australian Capital Territory Department of Health and Community Care), Avner Misrachi and David Coleman (Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services), Vicki Krause (Territory Health Services), John Carnie (Victorian Department of Human Services) and Linda Selvey (Queensland Health).

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