A summary of diseases currently being reported by each jurisdiction is provided in Table 1. There were 53,422 notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) with a notification received date between 1 April and 30 June 2011 (Table 2). The notification rate of diseases per 100,000 population for each state or territory is presented in Table 3.
Table 1: Reporting of notifiable diseases by jurisdiction
Disease |
Data received from: |
|---|---|
Bloodborne diseases |
|
| Hepatitis (NEC) | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis B (newly acquired) | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis B (unspecified) | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis C (newly acquired) | All jurisdictions except Queensland |
| Hepatitis C (unspecified) | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis D | All jurisdictions |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
|
| Botulism | All jurisdictions |
| Campylobacteriosis | All jurisdictions except New South Wales |
| Cryptosporidiosis | All jurisdictions |
| Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis A | All jurisdictions |
| Hepatitis E | All jurisdictions |
| Listeriosis | All jurisdictions |
| STEC, VTEC* | All jurisdictions |
| Salmonellosis | All jurisdictions |
| Shigellosis | All jurisdictions |
| Typhoid | All jurisdictions |
Quarantinable diseases |
|
| Cholera | All jurisdictions |
| Highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans | All jurisdictions |
| Plague | All jurisdictions |
| Rabies | All jurisdictions |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome | All jurisdictions |
| Smallpox | All jurisdictions |
| Viral haemorrhagic fever | All jurisdictions |
| Yellow fever | All jurisdictions |
Sexually transmissible infections |
|
| Chlamydial infection | All jurisdictions |
| Donovanosis | All jurisdictions |
| Gonococcal infection | All jurisdictions |
| Syphilis <2 years duration | All jurisdictions |
| Syphilis >2 years or unspecified duration | All jurisdictions except South Australia |
| Syphilis - congenital | All jurisdictions |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
|
| Diphtheria | All jurisdictions |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | All jurisdictions |
| Influenza (laboratory confirmed) | All jurisdictions |
| Measles | All jurisdictions |
| Mumps | All jurisdictions |
| Pertussis | All jurisdictions |
| Pneumococcal disease (invasive) | All jurisdictions |
| Poliomyelitis | All jurisdictions |
| Rubella | All jurisdictions |
| Rubella - congenital | All jurisdictions |
| Tetanus | All jurisdictions |
| Varicella zoster (chickenpox) | All jurisdictions except New South Wales |
| Varicella zoster (shingles) | All jurisdictions except New South Wales |
| Varicella zoster (unspecified) | All jurisdictions except New South Wales |
Vectorborne diseases |
|
| Arbovirus infection (NEC) | All jurisdictions |
| Barmah Forest virus infection | All jurisdictions |
| Dengue virus infection | All jurisdictions |
| Japanese encephalitis virus infection | All jurisdictions |
| Kunjin virus infection | All jurisdictions |
| Malaria | All jurisdictions |
| Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection | All jurisdictions |
| Ross River virus infection | All jurisdictions |
Zoonoses |
|
| Anthrax | All jurisdictions |
| Australian bat lyssavirus | All jurisdictions |
| Brucellosis | All jurisdictions |
| Leptospirosis | All jurisdictions |
| Lyssavirus (NEC) | All jurisdictions |
| Ornithosis | All jurisdictions |
| Q fever | All jurisdictions |
| Tularaemia | All jurisdictions |
Other bacterial infections |
|
| Legionellosis | All jurisdictions |
| Leprosy | All jurisdictions |
| Meningococcal infection | All jurisdictions |
| Tuberculosis | All jurisdictions |
* Infections with Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC).
NEC Not elsewhere classified.
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