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There were 6,830 reports received by the Virology and Serology Laboratory Reporting Scheme (LabVISE) in the reporting period, 1 July to 30 September 2003 (Tables 4 and 5).
Table 4. Virology and serology laboratory reports by State or Territory1 for the reporting period 1 July to 30 September 2003, and total reports for the year2
State or territory | This period 2003 | This period 2002 | Year to date 20033 | Year to date 2002 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | |||||
Measles, mumps, rubella |
||||||||||||
Measles virus | - |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
8 |
6 |
48 |
15 |
Rubella virus | - |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
7 |
31 |
19 |
80 |
Hepatitis viruses |
||||||||||||
Hepatitis A virus | - |
- |
- |
4 |
3 |
- |
2 |
19 |
28 |
15 |
64 |
54 |
Hepatitis D virus | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
Arboviruses |
||||||||||||
Ross River virus | - |
4 |
- |
51 |
4 |
- |
1 |
11 |
71 |
29 |
1,183 |
377 |
Barmah Forest virus | - |
5 |
- |
27 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
34 |
42 |
375 |
171 |
Dengue type 1 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
4 |
1 |
Dengue type 2 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
Dengue not typed | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
11 |
27 |
155 |
Flavivirus (unspecified) | - |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
9 |
108 |
37 |
Adenoviruses |
||||||||||||
Adenovirus type 1 | - |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
4 |
- |
Adenovirus type 7 | - |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
5 |
Adenovirus type 40 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
9 |
28 |
30 |
Adenovirus not typed/pending | - |
60 |
- |
31 |
121 |
- |
10 |
30 |
252 |
322 |
704 |
691 |
Herpes viruses |
||||||||||||
Herpes virus type 6 | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
5 |
- |
Cytomegalovirus | 8 |
51 |
1 |
23 |
66 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
160 |
311 |
670 |
849 |
Varicella-zoster virus | 3 |
41 |
4 |
222 |
74 |
- |
23 |
89 |
456 |
438 |
1,249 |
1,334 |
Epstein-Barr virus | - |
12 |
21 |
172 |
190 |
1 |
8 |
59 |
463 |
433 |
1,302 |
1,316 |
Other DNA viruses |
||||||||||||
Molluscum contagiosum | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
18 |
Contagious pustular dermatitis (Orf virus) | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
Poxvirus group not typed | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Parvovirus | - |
1 |
- |
16 |
1 |
- |
22 |
21 |
61 |
77 |
166 |
251 |
Picornavirus family |
||||||||||||
Coxsackievirus A9 | - |
9 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
Coxsackievirus A16 | - |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Echovirus type 4 | - |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
Echovirus type 6 | - |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
8 |
60 |
Echovirus type 9 | - |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
11 |
16 |
Poliovirus type 1 (uncharacterised) | - |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
8 |
29 |
22 |
Poliovirus type 2 (uncharacterised) | - |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
Poliovirus type 3 (uncharacterised) | - |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
Poliovirus not typed/pending | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Rhinovirus (all types) | 1 |
69 |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
46 |
123 |
156 |
374 |
350 |
Enterovirus not typed/pending | - |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
30 |
140 |
117 |
406 |
Picornavirus not typed | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
6 |
12 |
Ortho/paramyxoviruses |
||||||||||||
Influenza A virus | - |
484 |
20 |
159 |
407 |
- |
95 |
224 |
1,389 |
1,274 |
1,593 |
1,664 |
Influenza B virus | - |
3 |
- |
1 |
21 |
- |
1 |
7 |
33 |
266 |
92 |
496 |
Parainfluenza virus type 1 | - |
2 |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
76 |
32 |
259 |
Parainfluenza virus type 2 | - |
4 |
- |
1 |
10 |
- |
- |
2 |
17 |
24 |
66 |
69 |
Parainfluenza virus type 3 | - |
51 |
- |
9 |
77 |
- |
3 |
51 |
191 |
205 |
388 |
355 |
Respiratory syncytial virus | - |
297 |
- |
96 |
275 |
37 |
54 |
86 |
845 |
1,665 |
1,521 |
2,771 |
Other RNA viruses |
||||||||||||
HTLV-1 | - |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
Rotavirus | 2 |
196 |
- |
- |
47 |
2 |
31 |
54 |
332 |
982 |
472 |
1,368 |
Calicivirus | - |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
23 |
- |
103 |
8 |
Norwalk agent | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
- |
29 |
119 |
70 |
256 |
Other |
||||||||||||
Chlamydia trachomatis not typed | 5 |
146 |
4 |
370 |
269 |
11 |
13 |
230 |
1,048 |
1,041 |
3,366 |
2,920 |
Chlamydia pneumoniae | - |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
Chlamydia psittaci | - |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
- |
45 |
18 |
87 |
46 |
Chlamydia species | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 1 |
68 |
3 |
172 |
108 |
10 |
79 |
17 |
458 |
414 |
890 |
997 |
Mycoplasma hominis | - |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
9 |
2 |
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) | 3 |
5 |
- |
11 |
23 |
- |
3 |
2 |
47 |
80 |
140 |
192 |
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
Streptococcus group A | - |
1 |
- |
84 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
91 |
207 |
362 |
424 |
Yersinia enterocolitica | - |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
Brucella species | - |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
Bordetella pertussis | 1 |
18 |
- |
12 |
39 |
8 |
26 |
1 |
105 |
224 |
358 |
788 |
Legionella pneumophila | - |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
56 |
- |
60 |
32 |
113 |
78 |
Legionella longbeachae | 1 |
2 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
8 |
9 |
26 |
26 |
54 |
48 |
Legionella species | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
6 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
Cryptococcus species | - |
- |
- |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
11 |
20 |
25 |
Leptospira hardjo | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
Leptospira species | - |
1 |
- |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
2 |
21 |
18 |
Treponema pallidum | - |
22 |
- |
127 |
121 |
- |
- |
- |
270 |
409 |
944 |
1,099 |
Entamoeba histolytica | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
22 |
Toxoplasma gondii | - |
7 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
11 |
8 |
32 |
23 |
Echinococcus granulosus | - |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
5 |
14 |
25 |
Total | 25 |
1,596 |
59 |
1,612 |
1,895 |
71 |
549 |
1,023 |
6,830 |
9,183 |
17,383 |
20,285 |
1. State or Territory of postcode, if reported, otherwise
State or Territory of reporting laboratory.
2. From January 2000 data presented are for reports with report dates in the
current period. Previously reports included all data received in that period.
3. Totals comprise data from all laboratories. 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.
– No data received this period.
Table 5. Virology and serology reports by laboratories for the reporting period 1 July to 30 September 2003*
State or territory |
Laboratory |
July 2003 | August 2003 | September 2003 | Total this period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Capital Territory | The Canberra Hospital | 1 |
- |
- |
1 |
New South Wales | Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead | 155 |
128 |
75 |
358 |
New Children's Hospital, Westmead | 179 |
305 |
186 |
670 |
|
Repatriation General Hospital, Concord | - |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown | 12 |
- |
- |
12 |
|
South West Area Pathology Service, Liverpool | 163 |
252 |
96 |
511 |
|
Queensland | Queensland Medical Laboratory, West End | 486 |
596 |
607 |
1,689 |
Townsville General Hospital | - |
- |
- |
0 |
|
South Australia | Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide | 509 |
630 |
755 |
1,894 |
Tasmania | Northern Tasmanian Pathology Service, Launceston | 20 |
30 |
20 |
70 |
Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart | - |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Victoria | Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne | 44 |
62 |
28 |
134 |
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne | 71 |
- |
25 |
96 |
|
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Fairfield | 80 |
131 |
105 |
316 |
|
Western Australia | PathCentre Virology, Perth | 360 |
24 |
600 |
984 |
Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth | - |
- |
- |
0 |
|
Western Diagnostic Pathology | 33 |
17 |
45 |
95 |
|
Total | 2,113 |
2,175 |
2,542 |
6,830 |
* The complete list of laboratories reporting for the 12 months, January to December 2003, will appear in every report regardless of whether reports were received in this reporting period. Reports are not always received from all laboratories.
- Nil reports
This article was published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 27 No 4, December 2003.
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