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Appendix 2

The following table displays the years from which diseases became notifiable in different jurisdictions in Australia. If you are not able to access these data please e-mail cdi.editor@health.gov.au

Appendix 2. Years from which diseases became notifiable in different jurisdictions in Australia*

Disease	ACT	NSW	NT	Qld	SA	Tas	Vic	WA
Bloodborne diseases
Hepatitis B (incident)	1996	1993	1993	1991	1993	1993	1993	1996
Hepatitis B (unspecified)	1991	1991	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Hepatitis C (incident)	1995	1993	1995	NN	1993	1995	1997	1996
Hepatitis C (unspecified)	1991	1991	1991	1991	1994	1991	1991	1993
Hepatitis D	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	NN
Hepatitis (NEC)	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	NN
Gastrointestinal diseases
Botulism	1992	1998	1998	1998	1993	1992	1992	NN
Campylobacteriosis	1991	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999
Hepatitis A	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Hepatitis E	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	1999	NN
Listeriosis	1991	1991	1993	1991	1993	1991	1991	1991
Salmonellosis (NEC)	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Shigellosis	1991	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
SLTEC, VTEC	1999	1999	1999	NN	1999	1999	1999	NN
Typhoid1	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Yersiniosis (NEC)	1993	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Quarantinable diseases
Cholera	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Plague	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Rabies	1993	1997	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Viral haemorrhagic fever	1993	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Yellow fever	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Sexually transmissible infections
Chancroid	1991	1994	1991	1991	1997	1993	1991	1991
Chlamydial	1993	1991	1991	1991	1993	1991	1991	1994
Donovanosis	1991	1999	1991	1991	NN	1993	1991	1991
Gonococcal infection2	1991	1993	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Lymphogranuloma venereum	1991	1997	1991	1991	1997	1992	1991	NN
Syphilis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Vaccine preventable diseases
Diphtheria	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Haemophilus influenzae type b	1993	1991	1991	1991	1993	1993	1993	1994
Measles	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Mumps	1992	1992	1995	1997	1994	1995	1992	1994
Pertussis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Poliomyelitis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Rubella	1991	1991	1993	1991	1993	1995	1992	1994
Tetanus	1991	1991	1991	1994	1991	1991	1991	1991
Vectorborne diseases
Arbovirus infection (NEC)3	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1997	1991
Barmah Forest virus infection	1995	1995	1997	1995	1995	1995	1995	1996
Dengue	1993	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Malaria	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Ross River virus infection	1993	1993	1991	1991	1993	1993	1991	1991
Zoonoses
Brucellosis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Hydatid Infection	1991	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Leptospirosis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Ornithosis	1991	NN	1991	NN	1991	1991	1991	1991
Q fever	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Other bacterial infections
Legionellosis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Leprosy	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Meningococcal infection	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991
Tuberculosis	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1991

* Data from NNDSS annual reports from 1991. First full year of reporting to Commonwealth is shown. Some diseases may have been notifiable to State or Territory health departments before the dates shown here.
NN Not notifiable in 1999
1. Includes paratyphoid in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
2. Includes neonatal ophthalmia in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
3. Before 1997, includes RR, dengue and BF.

This article was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 25, No 4, November 2001.