Subject index, 2004
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A
ACIR
See: Childhood immunisation coverage
Acute flaccid paralysis
See: Poliomyelitis
Adverse events following immunisation
age-related risk of adverse events following yellow fever vaccination in Australia; 244-248
surveillance of adverse events following immunisation Australia, 2002 to 2003; 324-338
for children aged less than 7 years, 1 January to 30 June 2004; 490-492
AIDS
See: HIV and AIDS
Alphaviruses
See: Vectorborne diseases
Annual report
See: Individual surveillance programs
Anthrax
overseas briefs; 308
surveillance report; 56
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Antibiotic
resistance
Passive surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Queensland public hospitals: the basis for a national system?; 230-235
See: Gonococcal infections
See: Meningococcal infections
susceptibility
ceftriaxone; 117, 298, 424
penicillin; 116, 298, 423
quinolone; 117, 299, 424
spectinomycin; 298, 424
tetracycline resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae; 117, 299, 424
Arbovirus infection
surveillance report; 52
See also: Barmah Forest virus, Kunjin virus infection, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, Murray Valley encephalitis, Ross River virus
ASPREN
See: Australian Sentinel Practice Research Network
Australian bat lyssavirus
surveillance report; 56
trends in potential exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus in South East Queensland, 1996 to 2003; 258-260
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
See: Childhood immunisation coverage
Australian encephalitis
See: Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
annual report, 2003; 187-193
quarterly reports; 116-117, 298-299, 423-424, 547-548
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 100-101
Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme
annual report, 2003; 194-206
quarterly reports; 299-300, 424-425, 548-549
Australian National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Registry
surveillance report; 356-358
Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory
annual report, 2003; 339-344
Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit
communicable disease conditions, 1 January to 30 June 2004; 529-531
surveillance report; 90-91, 300, 425, 529-531
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 101
Australian Rotavirus Surveillance Programme
report, 2003-2004; 481-485
Australian Sentinel Practice Research Network;
surveillance report; 65, 115, 295, 420, 544
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 99
Australia's notifiable diseases status annual report
See: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
Avian influenza
See: influenza
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B
Barmah Forest virus
surveillance report; 51-52
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Bloodborne disease
surveillance report; 26-30, 281-282
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS
Botulism
surveillance report; 30
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
overseas briefs; 123, 436
See also: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Brucellosis
surveillance report; 56
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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Campylobacter
See: Campylobacteriosis
Campylobacteriosis
surveillance report; 31, 103
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Chlamydia
See: Chlamydial infection
Chlamydial infection
surveillance report; 37-40, 409
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Chickenpox
See: Varicella
Childhood immunisation coverage
acceptance of three simultaneous vaccine infections recommended at 12 months of age; 493-496
impact of (Hib vaccination on Hib meningitis in children in Far North Queensland, 1989 to 2003; 255-257
planning for human papillomavirus vaccines in Australia; 249-254
surveillance reports; 50, 119-120, 296-297, 421, 545-546
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 102
what do we know about 7vPCV coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children?; 238-243
Cholera
overseas briefs; 307
surveillance report; 282, 409, 532
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Communicable Diseases Intelligence
editorial; 1-5
highlights
See: Communicable diseases surveillance
instructions for authors; 95-97
letter to the editor: was the egg a plausible source for the Salmonella Potsdam outbreak?; 236-237
response to letter to the editor: Salmonella Potsdam and eggs; 237
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 98-102
Communicable Diseases Network Australia
reports; 277-278, 406-407, 489
Communicable diseases surveillance
highlights; 103-105, 281-285, 408-410, 531-534
See also: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
See also: individual surveillance schemes
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
overseas briefs; 124, 306, 433, 560
Cryptosporidiosis
surveillance report; 31-32, 282
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Cytomegalovirus
surveillance report, 300, 426, 530
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D
Dengue
overseas briefs; 309
surveillance report; 53, 104, 283-284
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Diphtheria
surveillance report; 45
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Donovanosis
surveillance report; 40
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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E
Encephalitis
Australian
See: Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
See also: Japanese encephalitis, Kunjin virus, Murray Valley encephalitis
Enteroviruses
See: poliomyelitis
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F
Festschrift for Professor Margaret Burgess AO; 349-355
Flavivirus
surveillance report; 409
See also: Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
See also: Vectorborne diseases, Dengue, Kunjin virus, Japanese encephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis
Foodborne disease
fish, so foul! foodborne illness caused by combined fish histamine and wax ester poisoning; 83-85
outbreaks in Australia, 1995 to 2000; 211-224
overseas briefs; 432
See also: OzFoodNet
See also: Salmonellosis
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G
Gastroenteritis
See: Gastrointestinal diseases
Gastrointestinal diseases
surveillance report; 30-37, 103,115, 282, 295,408-409,420, 531-532, 544
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables, botulism, campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, hepatitis A, listeriosis, rotavirus, salmonellosis, shiga-like-toxin and verotoxin producing E. coli infections, shigellosis, typhoid
Gonococcal infection
surveillance report; 41-43
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Gonorrhoea
See: Gonococcal infection
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Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
surveillance report; 36, 408
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Haemophilus influenzae type b
surveillance report; 45
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Haemorrhagic fever
See: viral haemorrhagic fever
Hepatitis A
a multi-jurisdictional outbreak of hepatitis A related to a youth camp; 521-527
overseas briefs; 431
surveillance report; 32-33, 531
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Hepatitis B
surveillance report; 26-28, 281-282, 392
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Hepatitis C
overseas briefs; 307
prevalence-a nationwide serosurvey; 517-521
surveillance report; 28-30, 281-282, 300, 426, 532-533
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Hepatitis D
surveillance report; 30
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Hepatitis E
overseas briefs; 559
surveillance report; 33, 282, 408
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Herpes simplex virus
surveillance report; 300, 426, 530
HIV and AIDS
surveillance reports; 300, 530
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 99-100
Human pituitary hormone
See: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Immunisation
See: childhood immunisation coverage
Infection control
guidelines for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting; 159
Influenza
associated morbidity and mortality in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit; 504-508
antiviral prophylaxis in the management of an influenza outbreak in an aged care facility; 396-400
ASPREN data
See: Australian Sentinel Practitioner Research Network
avian
overseas briefs; 123, 305, 435, 559
cost of seasonal respiratory illnesses in Australian children: the dominance of patient and family costs and implications for vaccine use; 509-516
laboratory-confirmed
surveillance reports; 45-46, 169-174, 175-180, 295, 420, 532-533, 544
LabVISE data
See: Virology and Serology Laboratory Reporting Scheme
National Influenza Surveillance Scheme
annual report; 160-168
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 100
uptake of influenza vaccine among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island adults in north Queensland, 2003; 80-82
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Invasive meningococcal infections
See: Meningococcal infections
Invasive pneumococcal disease
See: Pneumococcal disease
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J
Japanese encephalitis
surveillance report; 54, 284
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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K
Kunjin virus infection
surveillance report; 54
See also: Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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L
Legionellosis
surveillance report; 59-60, 285
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Leprosy
surveillance report; 60
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Leptospirosis
surveillance report; 57
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Listeriosis
surveillance report; 33, 532
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Lyssavirus
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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M
Malaria
overseas briefs; 560
surveillance report; 54-55
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Measles
surveillance report; 46, 103, 282, 409, 532
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Melioidosis
overseas briefs; 559
Meningococcal infections
a family cluster of serogroup C meningococcal disease; 496-498
an outbreak of meningococcal disease in a secondary school-implications for public health practice; 345-346
changes to the management of meningococcal disease in Australia; 278
surveillance reports; 61-62, 105, 285, 409-410, 533-534
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Mumps
overseas briefs; 124
surveillance report; 47
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
surveillance report; 284
See also: Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases; 92-95
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
role of the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research in surveillance for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia; 273-276
quarterly reports; 117-118, 301-302, 425-427, 549-550
National Enteric Pathogens Surveillance System
surveillance reports; 121-122, 302-303, 427-429, 550-552
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 101-102
National Influenza Surveillance Scheme
See: Influenza
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
annual report, 2002; 6-68
evaluation; 311
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 98-99
tables; 106, 107-109, 110-111, 286, 287-289, 290-291, 411-416, 535, 536-538, 539-540
See also: Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Neisseria gonorrhoea
See: Gonococcal infection
Neisseria meningitidis
See: Meningococcal infection
Nipah virus
overseas briefs; 431
Notifiable diseases
See: Communicable Diseases Surveillance
See also: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
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O
Ornithosis
surveillance report; 58, 105, 284
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Other bacterial infections
surveillance report; 59-63, 105, 285, 533-534
Outbreaks
foodborne diseases; 211-224
hepatitis A; 521-527
influenza; 396-400
meningococcal disease; 345-347
Salmonella Singapore; 527-528
Salmonella Potsdam; 236-237
shigellosis; 225-229
Overseas briefs; 123-125, 305-309, 430-437, 559-562
OzFoodNet
annual report, 2003; 359-389
quarterly surveillance report; 86-89, 207-210, 401-405, 485-488
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 102
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P
Pertussis
surveillance report; 47-48, 104, 283, 533
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Plague
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Plasmodium spp.
See: Malaria
Pneumococcal disease
laboratory report, 2003; 455-464
surveillance report; 48-49, 441-454
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Poliomyelitis
overseas briefs; 430, 561-562
surveillance; 49, 426
See also: Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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Q
Q fever
surveillance report; 58-59
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Quarantinable diseases
surveillance report; 37, 282, 532
See also: Cholera, plague, yellow fever
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R
Rabies
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Ross River virus
surveillance report; 51-53, 104, 261-266, 284
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Rubella
interruption of transmission; 69-74
surveillance report; 49, 300, 426, 530
top end rural and remote Indigenous women: an Australian population group vulnerable to rubella; 499-503
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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Salmonellosis
outbreak of Salmonella Singapore associated with eating sushi; 527-528
overseas briefs; 561
surveillance report; 34-36, 103, 121-122, 303-304, 428-429, 551-552
See: National Enteric Pathogens Surveillance System
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
See also: OzFoodNet
Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 100
Serology
Kunjin virus
See: Kunjin virus; Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
Murray Valley encephalitis virus
See: Murray Valley encephalitis; Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Programme
Sexually transmitted infections
surveillance report; 37-45, 409-410
See also: Chlamydial infection; communicable diseases surveillance tables, donovanosis, gonococcal infection, syphilis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
overseas briefs; 123, 305, 433
SARS in Australia; 181-186
Shiga-like-toxin producing E. coli verotoxigenic infections
risk factors for sporadic human infection with shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in South Australia; 74-79
surveillance report; 36, 282, 390-391
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Shigellosis
an outbreak of shigellosis in a child care centre; 225-229
surveillance report; 36
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Shingles
surveillance report; 295, 420, 544
SLTEC
See: Shiga-like-toxin and verotoxin producing E. coli infections
Smallpox
overseas briefs; 308
Surveillance
See: Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Surveillance reports
See: individual surveillance reports
See also: Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Syphilis
surveillance report; 43-45
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
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Tetanus
overseas briefs; 124
surveillance report; 49
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
See: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Travellers
Follow-up of communicable diseases reported among travellers on aeroplanes; 270-271
Tuberculosis
laboratory report, 2003; 474-481
notifications, 2003; 464-473
overseas briefs; 125
surveillance report;
Typhoid
surveillance report; 37, 408
scrub typhus in the Northern Territory: exceeding the boundaries of Litchfield National Park; 267-269
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Vaccination
See: Childhood Immunisation coverage
Vaccine preventable diseases
surveillance report; 45-50, 103, 127-159, 282-283, 409, 532-533
See also: Diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae type b, influenza, pneumococcal disease, measles, mumps, pertussis, poliomyelitis, rubella, tetanus
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
See: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Varicella
surveillance report; 115, 295, 420, 544
Vectorborne diseases
surveillance report; 51-56, 104, 283
See also: Alphaviruses, Flaviviruses, Arbovirus infection, Barmah Forest virus infection, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Kunjin virus infection, malaria, Murray Valley encephalitis, Ross River virus infection
Viral haemorrhagic fever
Ebola haemorrhagic fever
overseas briefs; 125
See also: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Virology and Serology Laboratory Reporting Scheme
data tables; 112-114, 292-294, 417-419, 541-543
surveillance report; 63, 410
surveillance systems reported in CDI; 101
VTEC
See: Shiga-like-toxin and verotoxin producing E. coli infections
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W
Waterborne disease
overseas briefs; 432
World Health Organization
Western Pacific Region
See: gonococcal infection
World Organisation for Animal Health
overseas briefs; 432
Y
Yellow fever
See: Communicable diseases surveillance tables
Z
Zoonoses
surveillance report; 56-59, 105
See also: Anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, Q fever
Zoster
See: Varicella
