Fortnight 03: 25 January to 07 February 2014
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Measles
There have been 36 cases of measles reported this reporting period from NT (16), Vic (7), NSW (4), WA (3), Qld (3), SA (2) and ACT (1). The median age is 21, the age range is from 0-64.
Of the 82 cases notified YTD:
- 37 cases were either imported from overseas or were import-related. 25 of these cases were related to the Philippines;
- 9 have been linked to the multijurisdictional outbreak associated with an imported case from the Philippines who attended a dance competition in Sydney in early December; and
- Information about how they acquired their infection has not been established or not reported at the time of analysis for the remaining 36 cases.
Salmonellosis
Between 25 January and 7 February 2014, there were 729 notified cases of salmonellosis.
Over the past quarter there have been 3,989 notifications, which is 1.3 times the quarterly rolling five year mean for the same period.
As foods of animal origin may be contaminated with Salmonella, authorities highlight the importance of not eating raw eggs, poultry, or meat. It is also important that these foods are handled in a way to avoid cross-contamination of other foods.
Shigellosis
Between 25 January and 7 February 2014, there were 48 notified cases of shigellosis.
Over the past quarter there have been 253 notifications, which is 1.6 times the quarterly rolling five year mean for the same period.
Shigella spreads easily from person to person by the faecal-oral route. Ingestion of only a small number of organisms is sufficient to result in infection. Certain types of sexual activity, such as oral-anal sex, facilitate transmission of Shigella from person to person. People who have shigellosis should not have sex where there is any contact with the anus, to avoid transmitting Shigella to the mouth. Shigellosis can also be acquired from ingestion of food contaminated by poor hand hygiene or by flies that have been in contact with human waste.
Good hygiene is essential to prevent the further spread of Shigella. Spread of Shigella can be prevented by:
- thorough washing of hands with soap and water for at least 10 seconds:
- after going to the toilet
- after changing nappies
- after any possible exposures to faecal material
- before handling food or caring for other people
- washing vegetables and fruit that are eaten raw
Interpretative Notes
Selected diseases are chosen each fortnight based on either exceeding two standard deviations from the 90 day and/or 365 day five year rolling mean or other disease issues of significance identified during the reporting period. All diseases reported are analysed by notification receive date. Data are extracted each Monday of a CDNA week.
Totals comprise data from all States and Territories. 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.
- The past quarter (90 day) surveillance period includes the date range 10 November 2013 to 7 February 2014.
- The quarterly (90 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 90 days up to 7 February 2014. The ratio is the notification activity in the past quarter (90 days) compared with the five year rolling mean for the same period.
- The past year (365 day) surveillance period includes the date range 8 February 2013 to 7 February 2014.
- The yearly (365 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 365 days up to 7 February 2014. The ratio is the notification activity in the past year (365 days) compared with the five year rolling mean for the same period.
The five year rolling mean and the ratio of notifications compared with the five year rolling mean should be interpreted with caution. Changes in surveillance practice, diagnostic techniques and reporting may contribute to increases or decreases in the total notifications received over a five year period. Ratios are to be taken as a crude measure of current disease activity and may reflect changes in reporting rather than changes in disease activity.
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Table of communicable disease notifications reported to the NNDSS for this fortnight
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A copy of the table of communicable disease notifications for this fortnight is also included in the PDF printable version of the NNDSS report.
Notifications of Nationally Notifiable Diseases for the period 25/01/2014 to 07/02/2014
Footnotes:
Ratio of the 90 day prior surveillance period to the past 90 day 5 year rolling mean, or ratio of the 365 day prior surveillance period to the 365 day 5 year rolling mean.
NN = Not Notifiable, NDP = No Data Provided, NEC = Not Elsewhere Classified
Dates used are:
- Past Quarter (90d prior surveillance period): 10/11/2013 to 07/02/2014
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean):
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 1: 10/11/2012 to 07/02/2013
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 2: 10/11/2011 to 07/02/2012
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 3: 10/11/2010 to 07/02/2011
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 4: 10/11/2009 to 07/02/2010
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 5: 10/11/2008 to 07/02/2009
- Past year (365d prior surveillance period): 08/02/2013 to 07/02/2014
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean):
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 1: 09/02/2012 to 07/02/2013
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 2: 08/02/2011 to 07/02/2012
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 3: 08/02/2010 to 07/02/2011
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 4: 08/02/2009 to 07/02/2010
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 5: 09/02/2008 to 07/02/2009
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State or Territory |
Totals for Australia |
Historical 90 Day Period |
Historical 365 Day Period |
Disease |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
This Reporting Period |
Previous Reporting Period |
Same Reporting Period Last Year |
2013 YTD |
Past Quarter |
Quarterly Rolling 5 year mean |
Ratio Past Quarter /5 year mean |
Exceeds Quarterly rolling mean +2 SD by |
Past Year |
Yearly rolling 5 year mean |
Ratio Past year /5 year mean |
Exceeds Yearly rolling mean +2 SD by; |
Bloodborne diseases |
Hepatitis (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
34 |
51.4 |
0.7 |
- |
170 |
224.8 |
0.8 |
- |
Hepatitis B (unspecified) |
4 |
92 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
5 |
37 |
20 |
196 |
240 |
241 |
579 |
1,526 |
1,508.8 |
1.0 |
- |
6,941 |
6,705.2 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
18 |
16 |
41 |
109 |
99.0 |
1.1 |
- |
407 |
406.4 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis C (unspecified) |
7 |
113 |
0 |
93 |
2 |
5 |
58 |
24 |
302 |
375 |
375 |
904 |
2,351 |
2,382.2 |
1.0 |
- |
10,271 |
10,485.2 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
61 |
35.6 |
1.7 |
14.7 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
Botulism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
Campylobacteriosis |
13 |
NN |
10 |
197 |
43 |
36 |
337 |
99 |
735 |
800 |
559 |
2,136 |
4,764 |
4,477.2 |
1.1 |
- |
15,158 |
16,287.4 |
0.9 |
- |
Cryptosporidiosis |
4 |
26 |
5 |
43 |
12 |
0 |
22 |
12 |
124 |
132 |
192 |
363 |
740 |
587.4 |
1.3 |
- |
3,808 |
2,627.2 |
1.4 |
- |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
4.6 |
2.2 |
- |
18 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis A |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
13 |
29 |
53 |
65.0 |
0.8 |
- |
198 |
280.4 |
0.7 |
- |
Hepatitis E |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
- |
31 |
38.2 |
0.8 |
- |
Listeriosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
22.0 |
0.7 |
- |
68 |
78.4 |
0.9 |
- |
STEC, VTEC |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
26 |
45 |
38.2 |
1.2 |
- |
185 |
102.6 |
1.8 |
32.1 |
Salmonellosis |
4 |
240 |
14 |
224 |
44 |
7 |
150 |
46 |
729 |
772 |
678 |
2,003 |
3,989 |
3,168.4 |
1.3 |
34.8 |
13,123 |
10,719.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Shigellosis |
1 |
19 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
48 |
60 |
17 |
151 |
253 |
160.4 |
1.6 |
27.7 |
654 |
600.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Typhoid Fever |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
23 |
44 |
33.4 |
1.3 |
- |
140 |
119.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Quarantinable diseases |
Cholera |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
- |
3 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
- |
HPAIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Plague |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Rabies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Smallpox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Viral haemorrhagic fever (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Yellow fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sexually transmissible infections |
Chlamydial infection |
43 |
807 |
37 |
740 |
8 |
65 |
572 |
427 |
2,699 |
3,431 |
3,264 |
8,069 |
19,537 |
17,238.4 |
1.1 |
- |
82,439 |
72,449.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Donovanosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Gonococcal infection |
11 |
186 |
26 |
102 |
9 |
3 |
94 |
86 |
517 |
742 |
648 |
1,675 |
3,752 |
2,657.6 |
1.4 |
- |
15,420 |
10,494.8 |
1.5 |
- |
Syphilis - congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
- |
6 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
- |
Syphilis < 2 years |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
28 |
56 |
70 |
119 |
348 |
316.8 |
1.1 |
- |
1,699 |
1,325.6 |
1.3 |
70.3 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
32 |
53 |
56 |
121 |
329 |
292.8 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
1,680 |
1,349.6 |
1.2 |
230.1 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
- |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
- |
22 |
19.0 |
1.2 |
- |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
7 |
123 |
51 |
182 |
58 |
5 |
78 |
57 |
561 |
653 |
329 |
1,702 |
4,687 |
2,164.8 |
2.2 |
355.2 |
29,000 |
30,916.2 |
0.9 |
- |
Measles |
1 |
4 |
16 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
36 |
29 |
1 |
82 |
115 |
24.2 |
4.8 |
57.2 |
229 |
125.4 |
1.8 |
- |
Mumps |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
18 |
43 |
39.6 |
1.1 |
- |
207 |
173.0 |
1.2 |
- |
Pertussis |
2 |
63 |
4 |
84 |
11 |
7 |
126 |
62 |
359 |
445 |
631 |
1,095 |
2,782 |
8,824.8 |
0.3 |
- |
11,700 |
28,593.8 |
0.4 |
- |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
25 |
31 |
39 |
82 |
280 |
286.6 |
1.0 |
- |
1,548 |
1,711.2 |
0.9 |
- |
Poliomyelitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Rubella |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
- |
30 |
39.4 |
0.8 |
- |
Rubella Congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
Tetanus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
- |
2 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Chickenpox)+ |
0 |
NN |
7 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
7 |
38 |
82 |
55 |
178 |
573 |
508.6 |
1.1 |
- |
2,051 |
1,897.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Shingles)+ |
1 |
NN |
6 |
2 |
36 |
0 |
37 |
35 |
117 |
171 |
180 |
447 |
1,169 |
913.2 |
1.3 |
- |
4,911 |
3,375.8 |
1.5 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Unspecified)+ |
5 |
NN |
0 |
220 |
42 |
16 |
108 |
59 |
450 |
473 |
339 |
1,278 |
2,804 |
1,860.6 |
1.5 |
342.8 |
10,289 |
7,018.0 |
1.5 |
386.8 |
Vectorborne diseases |
Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
- |
23 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
0 |
4 |
2 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
70 |
73 |
170 |
177 |
415 |
496.2 |
0.8 |
- |
4,071 |
1,757.4 |
2.3 |
1,801.2 |
Dengue virus infection |
1 |
12 |
6 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
25 |
83 |
108 |
81 |
239 |
410 |
370.0 |
1.1 |
- |
1,843 |
1,131.8 |
1.6 |
159.9 |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
Kunjin virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.2 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
- |
Malaria |
1 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
9 |
33 |
40 |
96 |
114.4 |
0.8 |
- |
396 |
445.4 |
0.9 |
- |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
- |
Ross River virus infection |
0 |
13 |
21 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
87 |
177 |
204 |
194 |
530 |
1,103 |
1,028.8 |
1.1 |
- |
4,348 |
5,009.0 |
0.9 |
- |
Zoonoses |
Anthrax |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
Australian bat lyssavirus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
Brucellosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
- |
22 |
32.4 |
0.7 |
- |
Leptospirosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
17 |
30.0 |
0.6 |
- |
101 |
142.2 |
0.7 |
- |
Lyssavirus (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ornithosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
21.4 |
0.6 |
- |
43 |
79.8 |
0.5 |
- |
Q fever |
0 |
5 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
65 |
120 |
83.2 |
1.4 |
13.2 |
490 |
344.2 |
1.4 |
104.8 |
Tularaemia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Other bacterial infections |
Legionellosis |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
35 |
99 |
84.0 |
1.2 |
- |
500 |
324.4 |
1.5 |
79.8 |
Leprosy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
14 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
Meningococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
28 |
54.2 |
0.5 |
- |
145 |
247.8 |
0.6 |
- |
Tuberculosis |
0 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
30 |
44 |
49 |
122 |
305 |
343.0 |
0.9 |
- |
1,240 |
1,321.4 |
0.9 |
- |
Totals |
107 |
1,758 |
214 |
2,149 |
284 |
151 |
1,742 |
1,078 |
7,483 |
9,101 |
8,328 |
22,398 |
53,018 |
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225,723 |
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