Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 41 Number 1 - March 2017

This issue contains a commentary, six peer-reviewed articles, two revised case definitions and two annual reports as well as the regular quarterly data reports.

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Contents

This issue is available as a full PDF (4.8 MB) or by individual articles below.

Invited commentary

Developing research priorities for Australia’s response to infectious disease emergencies
Sharon R Lewin, Ross M Andrews, Jodie McVernon, Julie Milland, Miranda Z Smith, Tania C Sorrell on behalf of the investigators of the Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies
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Original articles

Influenza testing trends in surveillance general practices in Victoria 2007 to 2014
Genevieve A Cowie, James E Fielding, Benjamin C Cowie
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An outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul gastroenteritis after attending a school camp in the Northern Territory, Australia
Anthony DK Draper, Claire N Morton, Joshua NI Heath, Justin A Lim, Peter G Markey
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An outbreak of salmonellosis associated with duck prosciutto at a Northern Territory restaurant
Anthony DK Draper, Claire N Morton, Joshua NI Heath, Justin A Lim, Anninka I Schiek, Stephanie Davis, Vicki L Krause, Peter G Markey
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The molecular epidemiology of norovirus outbreaks in Victoria, 2014 to 2015
Leesa D Bruggink, Jean M Moselen, John A Marshall
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Evaluation of bacille Calmette-Guérin immunisation programs in Australia
Gulam Khandaker, Frank H Beard, Aditi Dey, Chris Coulter, Alexandra J Hendry, Kristine K Macartney
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Community acquired syndromes causing morbidity and mortality in Australia
Shweta Sharma, Emmy Sneath, Allen C Cheng, N Deborah Friedman
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Policy and guidelines

Revised surveillance case definitions: Diphtheria; Varicella-zoster infection (not elsewhere classified)
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Annual reports

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2015
Monica M Lahra, Rodney P Enriquez for the National Neisseria Network
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Immunisation coverage annual report, 2014
Brynley P Hull, Alexandra J Hendry, Aditi Dey, Frank H Beard, Julia M Brotherton, Peter B McIntyre
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Quarterly reports

OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 October to 31 December 2014
The OzFoodNet Working Group
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National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 1 October to 31 December 2016
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Australian childhood immunisation coverage, 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 cohort, assessed as at 30 September 2016
Alexandra J Hendry for the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2016
Monica M Lahra, Rodney P Enriquez, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, for The National Neisseria Network
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The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 October to 31 December 2016
Monique B-N Chilver, Daniel Blakeley, Nigel P Stocks for the Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 October to 31 December 2016
Kate Pennington and the Enhanced Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance Working Group, for the Communicable Diseases Network Australia
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Editor: Margaret Curran
Deputy Editor: Katrina Knope
Associate Editors: Timothy Sloan-Gardner
Editorial and Production Staff: Alison Milton

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