Fortnight 15: 12 July 2014 to 25 July 2014
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Legionellosis
On 20 June 2014, a notification of Legionella sainthelensi (L. sainthelensi) was reported to the NNDSS from SA Health. This is the first recorded case of L. sainthelensi in Australia and is unlikely to be import related, however, at this stage the source of infection is unknown. Although interesting, this notification is not considered to be of public health significance. Transmission of this species is similar to other Legionella spp., occurring via the aspiration of contaminated water or other aerosols.
L. sainthelensi was discovered in 1981 following the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington, US. According to the literature, infection with L. sainthelensi in humans has previously been detected in nursing homes in Canada and in New Zealand.
Diphtheria
There was a case of cutaneous diphtheria notified from Queensland during this reporting period. The case was an older adult with unknown vaccination history who acquired their infection in Cambodia.
Diphtheria is a vaccine preventable disease and is now rare in Australia. All recent notifications have been associated with importation from countries where this disease remains endemic.
Travellers to countries where health services are difficult to access should ensure they are protected against diphtheria before departure. For adults, this additionally may include receiving a booster dose of a diphtheria containing vaccine. Further information on vaccination against diphtheria is available on the Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Ed, 2013 website.
Influenza (laboratory confirmed)
During the season, a comprehensive analysis of influenza surveillance data is available in The Australian Influenza Surveillance Report which is published fortnightly on the Department of Health website.
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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 27 April 2014 to 25 July 2014.
- The quarterly (90 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 90 days up to 25 July 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 26 July 2013 to 25 July 2014.
- The yearly (365 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 365 days up to 25 July 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
Please use the scroll bar located at the end of the table below to view all columns.
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 12/07/2014 to 25/07/2014
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): 27/04/2014 to 25/07/2014
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean):
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 1: 27/04/2013 to 25/07/2013
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 2: 27/04/2012 to 25/07/2012
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 3: 27/04/2011 to 25/07/2011
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 4: 27/04/2010 to 25/07/2010
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 5: 27/04/2009 to 25/07/2009
- Past year (365d prior surveillance period): 26/07/2013 to 25/07/2014
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean):
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 1: 26/07/2012 to 25/07/2013
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 2: 27/07/2011 to 25/07/2012
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 3: 26/07/2010 to 25/07/2011
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 4: 26/07/2009 to 25/07/2010
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 5: 26/07/2008 to 25/07/2009
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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 |
2014 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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
106 |
39 |
48.8 |
0.8 |
- |
176 |
218.8 |
0.8 |
- |
Hepatitis B (unspecified) |
5 |
89 |
0 |
38 |
10 |
2 |
57 |
29 |
230 |
281 |
293 |
3,756 |
1,697 |
1,717.4 |
1.0 |
- |
6,839 |
6,744.8 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
22 |
16 |
264 |
122 |
108.2 |
1.1 |
- |
445 |
416.8 |
1.1 |
- |
Hepatitis C (unspecified) |
3 |
106 |
7 |
123 |
17 |
4 |
43 |
39 |
342 |
407 |
411 |
5,769 |
2,602 |
2,578.8 |
1.0 |
- |
10,404 |
10,397.4 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis D |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
15 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
- |
50 |
37.2 |
1.3 |
- |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
Botulism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
- |
2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
- |
Campylobacteriosis |
17 |
NN |
8 |
257 |
67 |
20 |
213 |
97 |
679 |
704 |
527 |
10,779 |
4,841 |
3,575.0 |
1.4 |
520.7 |
17,744 |
16,088.8 |
1.1 |
- |
Cryptosporidiosis |
0 |
11 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
3 |
54 |
82 |
98 |
1,670 |
591 |
630.0 |
0.9 |
- |
2,503 |
2,944.0 |
0.9 |
- |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
- |
22 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
- |
Hepatitis A |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
131 |
34 |
52.8 |
0.6 |
- |
201 |
270.6 |
0.7 |
- |
Hepatitis E |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
26 |
14 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
38 |
36.4 |
1.0 |
- |
Listeriosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
47 |
18 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
- |
76 |
77.8 |
1.0 |
- |
STEC, VTEC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
85 |
34 |
18.4 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
185 |
107.4 |
1.7 |
28.2 |
Salmonellosis |
4 |
107 |
12 |
122 |
29 |
3 |
109 |
42 |
428 |
440 |
354 |
10,341 |
3,837 |
2,378.6 |
1.6 |
840.1 |
15,218 |
11,137.0 |
1.4 |
1,418.5 |
Shigellosis |
0 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
36 |
38 |
17 |
627 |
235 |
122.8 |
1.9 |
73.6 |
866 |
574.0 |
1.5 |
51.1 |
Typhoid Fever |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
73 |
22 |
24.6 |
0.9 |
- |
118 |
122.6 |
1.0 |
- |
Quarantinable diseases |
Cholera |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
- |
4 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
- |
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 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sexually transmissible infections |
Chlamydial infection |
47 |
697 |
78 |
791 |
161 |
65 |
562 |
368 |
2,769 |
3,406 |
3,039 |
49,208 |
21,521 |
19,418.0 |
1.1 |
- |
85,029 |
74,511.8 |
1.1 |
- |
Donovanosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
- |
Gonococcal infection |
0 |
162 |
56 |
95 |
33 |
4 |
61 |
72 |
483 |
603 |
554 |
9,185 |
4,000 |
2,971.4 |
1.3 |
- |
15,863 |
11,136.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Syphilis - congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
- |
5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Syphilis < 2 years |
0 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
33 |
41 |
71 |
1,014 |
418 |
362.0 |
1.2 |
- |
1,817 |
1,362.2 |
1.3 |
70.4 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
33 |
3 |
52 |
50 |
78 |
938 |
386 |
380.6 |
1.0 |
- |
1,658 |
1,395.4 |
1.2 |
42.0 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
- |
2 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
- |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
- |
21 |
18.0 |
1.2 |
- |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
40 |
1,347 |
12 |
1,140 |
323 |
29 |
393 |
387 |
3,671 |
1,901 |
1,307 |
13,441 |
8,682 |
11,616.8 |
0.7 |
- |
35,039 |
31,706.6 |
1.1 |
- |
Measles |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
18 |
1 |
274 |
85 |
21.8 |
3.9 |
38.1 |
397 |
119.2 |
3.3 |
176.6 |
Mumps |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
113 |
38 |
44.8 |
0.8 |
- |
191 |
167.4 |
1.1 |
- |
Pertussis |
8 |
80 |
2 |
32 |
12 |
3 |
112 |
50 |
299 |
326 |
403 |
5,037 |
2,123 |
5,863.6 |
0.4 |
- |
10,447 |
29,010.4 |
0.4 |
- |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
36 |
2 |
30 |
6 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
99 |
93 |
85 |
771 |
491 |
538.4 |
0.9 |
- |
1,515 |
1,708.6 |
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 |
10 |
3 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
- |
27 |
39.0 |
0.7 |
- |
Rubella Congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
- |
Tetanus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Chickenpox)+ |
2 |
NN |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
7 |
44 |
52 |
80 |
1,015 |
424 |
472.4 |
0.9 |
- |
2,112 |
1,953.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Shingles)+ |
2 |
NN |
11 |
0 |
59 |
7 |
38 |
37 |
154 |
186 |
169 |
3,025 |
1,286 |
953.8 |
1.3 |
- |
5,256 |
3,636.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Unspecified)+ |
6 |
NN |
0 |
231 |
42 |
11 |
112 |
53 |
455 |
409 |
413 |
6,156 |
2,682 |
1,904.4 |
1.4 |
242.9 |
10,822 |
7,500.0 |
1.4 |
969.6 |
Vectorborne diseases |
Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
11 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
40 |
12.4 |
3.2 |
16.8 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
22 |
137 |
586 |
176 |
525.4 |
0.3 |
- |
1,650 |
2,082.6 |
0.8 |
- |
Dengue virus infection |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
29 |
49 |
100 |
1,153 |
378 |
291.8 |
1.3 |
- |
1,835 |
1,279.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
- |
Kunjin virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
- |
2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Malaria |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
183 |
75 |
102.6 |
0.7 |
- |
349 |
433.6 |
0.8 |
- |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
- |
Ross River virus infection |
0 |
14 |
12 |
40 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
102 |
130 |
110 |
3,211 |
1,162 |
1,125.0 |
1.0 |
- |
4,582 |
4,813.6 |
1.0 |
- |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
Brucellosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
- |
16 |
29.4 |
0.5 |
- |
Leptospirosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
67 |
33 |
42.0 |
0.8 |
- |
104 |
137.2 |
0.8 |
- |
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 |
16 |
6 |
15.6 |
0.4 |
- |
39 |
73.4 |
0.5 |
- |
Q fever |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
281 |
102 |
96.6 |
1.1 |
- |
477 |
365.4 |
1.3 |
32.2 |
Tularaemia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
Other bacterial infections |
Legionellosis |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
10 |
24 |
218 |
97 |
96.6 |
1.0 |
- |
480 |
340.6 |
1.4 |
36.0 |
Leprosy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
- |
14 |
8.4 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
Meningococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
78 |
40 |
60.4 |
0.7 |
- |
151 |
237.2 |
0.6 |
- |
Tuberculosis |
3 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
47 |
51 |
43 |
713 |
313 |
292.6 |
1.1 |
- |
1,283 |
1,323.8 |
1.0 |
- |
Totals |
142 |
2,712 |
209 |
2,974 |
793 |
157 |
1,842 |
1,281 |
10,110 |
9,388 |
8,406 |
130,474 |
58,655 |
|
|
|
236,120 |
|
|
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