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There were 7,149 notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) with a notification date in September 2000 (Table 1). The crude incidence of diseases per 100,000 population for each State or Territory (Table 2) was included for the first time in the August issue of Commun Dis Intell. Data by date of report for September 2000, are included in this issue of Commun Dis Intell (Table 3). Figure 9 illustrates, for selected diseases, the September 2000 totals as ratios to the mean of their August to October levels for the previous 5 years (1995 to 1999).
There were 1,941 reports received by the Virology and Serology Laboratory Reporting Scheme (LabVISE) in the reporting period, 1 to 30 September 2000 (Tables 4 and 5).
Figure 9. Selected1 diseases from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, comparison of provisional totals for the period 1 to 30 September 2000 with historical data2
1. Selected diseases are chosen each calendar month according to current activity
2. Ratio of current month total to mean of August to October data for the previous five years
Table 1. Notifications of diseases received by State and Territory health authorities in the period 1 to 30 September 2000, by date of notification#
| Disease |
ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Total September 20001 | Total August 20001 | Total September 19991 | Last 5 years mean | Year to date 2000 | Last 5 years YTD mean | Ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloodborne diseases |
|||||||||||||||
| Hepatitis B (incident) | 0 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
34 |
46 |
25 |
23 |
311 |
209 |
1.5 |
| Hepatitis B (unspecified)2 | 5 |
209 |
0 |
65 |
11 |
6 |
178 |
55 |
529 |
693 |
724 |
574 |
6,028 |
5,229 |
0.9 |
| Hepatitis C (incident) | 1 |
6 |
0 |
- |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
19 |
34 |
23 |
19 |
364 |
145 |
1.0 |
| Hepatitis C (unspecified)2 | 24 |
459 |
14 |
298 |
43 |
29 |
416 |
139 |
1,422 |
1,743 |
1,718 |
1,346 |
15,823 |
11,929 |
1.1 |
| Hepatitis D | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
13 |
|
Gastrointestinal diseases |
|||||||||||||||
| Botulism | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Campylobacterosis3 | 23 |
- |
13 |
200 |
157 |
52 |
354 |
183 |
982 |
1,186 |
1,007 |
1,054 |
9,844 |
8,565 |
0.9 |
| Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
|
| Hepatitis A | 2 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
43 |
39 |
129 |
152 |
668 |
1,711 |
0.3 |
| Hepatitis E | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
| Listeriosis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
6 |
52 |
50 |
0.5 |
| Salmonellosis | 5 |
47 |
11 |
69 |
16 |
3 |
54 |
58 |
263 |
320 |
374 |
401 |
4,633 |
5,098 |
0.7 |
| Shigellosis3 | 0 |
- |
12 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
33 |
29 |
43 |
45 |
366 |
515 |
0.7 |
| SLTEC,VTEC4 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
6 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
9 |
6.0 |
| Typhoid | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
55 |
58 |
|
| Yersiniosis3 | 0 |
- |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
16 |
59 |
178 |
0.3 |
Quarantinable diseases |
|||||||||||||||
| Cholera | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Plague | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Rabies | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Viral haemorrhagic fever | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Yellow fever | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sexually transmissible diseases |
|||||||||||||||
| Chancroid | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Chlamydial infection5 | 19 |
217 |
70 |
414 |
127 |
22 |
223 |
163 |
1,255 |
1,661 |
1,153 |
831 |
12,950 |
7,385 |
1.5 |
| Donovanosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
35 |
|
| Gonococcal infection6 | 0 |
47 |
86 |
90 |
10 |
0 |
89 |
87 |
409 |
507 |
440 |
370 |
4,774 |
3,507 |
1.1 |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Syphilis7 | 2 |
42 |
12 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
125 |
166 |
176 |
139 |
1,395 |
1,295 |
0.9 |
Vaccine preventable |
|||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
39 |
1.0 |
| Measles | 2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
15 |
58 |
84 |
449 |
0.1 |
| Mumps | 0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
14 |
173 |
130 |
1.3 |
| Pertussis | 16 |
283 |
0 |
22 |
33 |
2 |
47 |
5 |
408 |
666 |
418 |
580 |
3,751 |
3,814 |
0.7 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Rubella8 | 0 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
35 |
31 |
228 |
173 |
1,188 |
0.1 |
| Tetanus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
|
Vectorborne diseases |
|||||||||||||||
| Arbovirus infection NEC | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
64 |
46 |
0.5 |
| Barmah Forest virus infection | 0 |
10 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
40 |
33 |
33 |
452 |
586 |
1.0 |
| Dengue | 0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
203 |
125 |
0.5 |
| Malaria | 1 |
15 |
8 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
50 |
88 |
62 |
48 |
790 |
589 |
1.0 |
| Ross River virus infection | 0 |
7 |
1 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
63 |
60 |
79 |
78 |
3,683 |
4,456 |
0.8 |
Zoonoses |
|||||||||||||||
| Brucellosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
16 |
27 |
0.8 |
| Hydatid infection | 0 |
NN |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
30 |
0.8 |
| Leptospirosis | 1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
176 |
147 |
0.8 |
| Ornithosis | 0 |
NN |
0 |
NN |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
59 |
53 |
0.9 |
| Q fever | 0 |
10 |
0 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
45 |
55 |
46 |
385 |
401 |
1.0 |
Other |
|||||||||||||||
| Legionellosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
25 |
16 |
14 |
386 |
150 |
1.2 |
| Leprosy | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
| Meningococcal infection | 4 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
9 |
81 |
76 |
70 |
55 |
435 |
347 |
1.5 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
44 |
65 |
120 |
91 |
669 |
780 |
0.5 |
| Total | 105 |
1,444 |
231 |
1,403 |
434 |
117 |
1,456 |
757 |
5,947 |
7,604 |
6,796 |
6,281 |
68,933 |
59,312 |
|
1. Totals comprise data from all States and Territories. Cumulative figures are subject to retrospective revision so there may be discrepancies between the number of new notifications and the increment in the cumulative figure from the previous period.
2. Unspecified numbers should be interpreted with some caution as the magnitude may be a reflection of the numbers of tests being carried out.
3. Not reported for NSW because it is only notifiable as 'foodborne disease' or 'gastroenteritis in an institution'.
4. Infections with Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) producing E. coli (SLTEC/VTEC).
5. WA: genital only.
6. NT, Qld, SA, Vic and WA: includes gonococcal neonatal ophthalmia.
7. Includes congenital syphilis.
8. Includes congenital rubella.
# Date of notification = a composite of three components: (i) the true onset date from a clinician, if available, (ii) the date the laboratory test was ordered, or (iii) the date reported to the public health unit.
NN Not Notifiable.
NEC Not Elsewhere Classified.
- Elsewhere Classified.
* Ratio = ratio of current month total to the mean of the last 5 years (where data are available) calculated as described above.
Table 2. Crude incidence of diseases by State or Territory, 1 to 30 September 2000. (Rate per 100,000 population)
| Disease1 |
State or Territory | Australia | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
Bloodborne diseases |
|||||||||
| Hepatitis B (incident) | 0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
2.2 |
| Hepatitis B (unspecified)2 | 19.1 |
39.1 |
0.0 |
22.2 |
8.8 |
15.3 |
45.3 |
35.5 |
33.5 |
| Hepatitis C (incident) | 3.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
1.5 |
| Hepatitis C (unspecified)2 | 91.9 |
85.9 |
87.1 |
101.8 |
34.6 |
74.0 |
105.9 |
89.6 |
90.0 |
| Hepatitis D | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
|||||||||
| Botulism | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Campylobacterosis3 | 88.1 |
- |
80.9 |
68.3 |
126.2 |
132.7 |
90.1 |
118.0 |
93.9 |
| Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Hepatitis A | 7.7 |
2.8 |
18.7 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
2.7 |
| Hepatitis E | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Listeriosis | 0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| Salmonellosis | 19.1 |
8.8 |
68.4 |
23.6 |
12.9 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
37.4 |
16.6 |
| Shigellosis3 | 0.0 |
- |
94.7 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
| SLTEC,VTEC4 | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
NN |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
NN |
0.5 |
| Typhoid | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Yersiniosis3 | 0.0 |
- |
6.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Quarantinable diseases |
|||||||||
| Cholera | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Plague | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Rabies | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Viral haemorrhagic fever | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Yellow fever | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Sexually transmissible |
|||||||||
| Chancroid | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Chlamydial infection5 | 72.8 |
40.6 |
435.5 |
141.4 |
102.1 |
56.1 |
56.8 |
105.1 |
79.4 |
| Donovanosis | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
NN |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Gonococcal infection6 | 0.0 |
8.8 |
535.0 |
30.7 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
22.7 |
56.1 |
25.9 |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Syphilis7 | 7.7 |
7.9 |
74.7 |
22.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
Vaccine preventable |
|||||||||
| Diphtheria | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Measles | 7.7 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
| Mumps | 0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
| Pertussis | 61.3 |
53.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
26.5 |
5.1 |
12.0 |
3.2 |
25.8 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Rubella8 | 0.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
| Tetanus | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Vectorborne diseases |
|||||||||
| Arbovirus infection NEC | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Barmah Forest virus infection | 0.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
| Dengue | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| Malaria | 3.8 |
2.8 |
49.8 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
| Ross River virus infection | 0.0 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
16.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
Zoonoses |
|||||||||
| Brucellosis | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Hydatid infection | 0.0 |
NN |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| Leptospirosis | 3.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| Ornithosis | 0.0 |
NN |
0.0 |
NN |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| Q fever | 0.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
Other |
|||||||||
| Legionellosis | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
| Leprosy | 0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Meningococcal infection | 15.3 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
| Total | 402.1 |
270.4 |
1437.1 |
479.3 |
348.8 |
298.6 |
370.8 |
488.1 |
376.3 |
1. Totals comprise data from all States and Territories. Cumulative figures are subject to retrospective revision so there may be discrepancies between the number of new notifications and the increment in the cumulative figure from the previous period.
2. Unspecified numbers should be interpreted with some caution as the magnitude may be a reflection of the numbers of tests being carried out.
3. Not reported for NSW because it is only notifiable as 'foodborne disease' or 'gastroenteritis in an institution'.
4. Infections with Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) producing E. coli (SLTEC/VTEC).
5. WA: genital only.
6. NT, Qld, SA, Vic and WA: includes gonococcal neonatal ophthalmia.
7. Includes congenital syphilis.
8. Includes congenital rubella.
NN Not Notifiable.
NEC Not Elsewhere Classified.
- Elsewhere Classified.
Table 3. Notifications of diseases received by State and Territory health authorities in the period 1 to 30 September 2000, by date of report*
| Disease1 |
State or Territory | Total this period | Year to date total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | |||
Bloodborne |
||||||||||
| Hepatitis B (incident) | 0 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
43 |
318 |
| Hepatitis B (unspecified)2 | 3 |
359 |
0 |
70 |
30 |
4 |
179 |
63 |
708 |
6,252 |
| Hepatitis C (incident) | 1 |
8 |
0 |
- |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
377 |
| Hepatitis C (unspecified)2 | 22 |
724 |
12 |
283 |
64 |
34 |
418 |
159 |
1,716 |
16,087 |
| Hepatitis D | 0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
||||||||||
| Botulism | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Campylobacterosis3 | 22 |
- |
15 |
185 |
169 |
46 |
362 |
205 |
1,004 |
9,919 |
| Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Hepatitis A | 2 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
49 |
696 |
| Hepatitis E | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Listeriosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
51 |
| Salmonellosis | 5 |
57 |
12 |
91 |
21 |
1 |
62 |
53 |
302 |
4,799 |
| Shigellosis3 | 0 |
- |
10 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
31 |
367 |
| SLTEC,VTEC4 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
5 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
5 |
30 |
| Typhoid | 0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
60 |
| Yersiniosis3 | 0 |
- |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
61 |
Quarantinable diseases |
||||||||||
| Cholera | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Plague | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rabies | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Viral haemorrhagic fever | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Yellow fever | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sexually transmissible diseases |
||||||||||
| Chancroid | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chlamydial infection5 | 15 |
290 |
104 |
443 |
149 |
28 |
294 |
189 |
1,512 |
12,977 |
| Donovanosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Gonococcal infection6 | 0 |
70 |
133 |
91 |
24 |
0 |
92 |
89 |
499 |
4,831 |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Syphilis7 | 1 |
54 |
14 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
159 |
1,461 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
||||||||||
| Diphtheria | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
| Measles | 1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
84 |
| Mumps | 0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
19 |
175 |
| Pertussis | 24 |
409 |
1 |
32 |
43 |
0 |
67 |
6 |
582 |
3,895 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rubella8 | 0 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
33 |
176 |
| Tetanus | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Vectorborne diseases |
||||||||||
| Arbovirus infection NEC | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
65 |
| Barmah Forest virus infection | 0 |
11 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
37 |
466 |
| Dengue | 0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
222 |
| Malaria | 1 |
17 |
6 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
61 |
799 |
| Ross River virus infection | 0 |
8 |
1 |
54 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
75 |
3,887 |
Zoonoses |
||||||||||
| Brucellosis | 0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
| Hydatid infection | 0 |
NN |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
| Leptospirosis | 0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
182 |
| Ornithosis | 0 |
NN |
0 |
NN |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
65 |
| Q fever | 0 |
16 |
0 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
400 |
Other |
||||||||||
| Legionellosis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
391 |
| Leprosy | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Meningococcal infection | 5 |
32 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
8 |
82 |
434 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 |
22 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
14 |
79 |
744 |
| Total | 102 |
2,141 |
320 |
1,472 |
547 |
114 |
1,597 |
856 |
7,149 |
70,373 |
1. Totals comprise data from all States and Territories. Cumulative figures are subject to retrospective revision so there may be discrepancies between the number of new notifications and the increment in the cumulative figure from the previous period.
2. Unspecified numbers should be interpreted with some caution as the magnitude may be a reflection of the numbers of tests being carried out.
3. Not reported for NSW because it is only notifiable as 'foodborne disease' or 'gastroenteritis in an institution'.
4. Infections with Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) producing E. coli (SLTEC/VTEC).
5. WA: genital only.
6. NT, Qld, SA, Vic and WA: includes gonococcal neonatal ophthalmia.
7. Includes congenital syphilis.
8. Includes congenital rubella.
* Date of report is the date the public health unit received the report.
NN Not Notifiable.
NEC Not Elsewhere Classified.
- Elsewhere Classified.
The NNDSS is conducted under the auspices of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand. The system coordinates the national surveillance of close to 50 communicable diseases or disease groups endorsed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Notifications of these diseases are made to State and Territory health authorities under the provisions of their respective public health legislations. De-identified core unit data are supplied fortnightly for collation, analysis and dissemination. For further information, see Commun Dis Intell 2000;24:6-7.
This article was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 24, No 10, October 2000.
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