Communicable Diseases Surveillance - Tables: Laboratory Serology and Virology Reporting Scheme (LabVISE)

The Laboratory Serology and Virology Reporting Scheme collects laboratory reports on a set of communicable disease organisms in Australia. The reports are on a voluntary basis and these data should be interpreted with caution. This page contains data for the period 1 July to 30 September 2010.

Page last updated: 24 December 2010

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There were 20.885 reports received by the Laboratory Virology and Serology Reporting Scheme (LabVISE) in the reporting period, 1 July to 30 September 2010 (Tables 4 and 5).

Table 4: Laboratory Virology and Serology reports, 1 July to 30 September 2010 and total reports for the year,* by state or territory

  State or territory This period 2010 This period 2009 Year to date 2010 Year to date 2009
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
Measles, mumps, rubella
Measles virus
1
8
2
3
2
-
3
-
19
3
31
47
Mumps virus
-
-
-
2
5
-
1
-
8
9
17
39
Rubella virus
-
1
-
-
-
1
3
-
5
4
23
13
Hepatitis viruses
Hepatitis A virus
-
-
1
7
1
-
1
1
11
11
45
39
Hepatitis D virus
-
-
-
1
5
-
-
1
7
-
13
14
Hepatitis E virus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
4
5
Arboviruses
Ross River virus
-
4
5
65
48
-
1
13
136
143
1,094
837
Barmah Forest virus
-
2
-
27
7
-
-
4
40
30
188
179
Dengue type 1
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
26
30
-
32
-
Dengue type 2
-
-
4
1
-
-
-
33
38
-
38
-
Dengue type 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
11
-
Dengue type 4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
7
-
7
-
Dengue not typed
-
-
14
1
-
-
-
113
128
-
129
-
Kunjin virus
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
Flavivirus (unspecified)
1
18
-
25
1
-
18
-
63
36
183
207
Adenoviruses
Adenovirus type 40
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
9
-
9
-
Adenovirus type 41
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12
12
-
12
-
Adenovirus not typed/pending
8
204
4
144
398
2
4
92
856
299
1,381
1,162
Herpes viruses
Herpes virus type 6
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
1
4
2
Cytomegalovirus
4
86
-
155
146
5
10
-
406
198
1,126
834
Varicella-zoster virus
4
69
2
603
267
3
5
150
1,103
556
2,813
1,939
Epstein-Barr virus
1
15
41
312
279
1
14
114
777
424
2,333
1,584
Other DNA viruses
Molluscum contagiosum
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
10
-
11
-
Contagious pustular dermatitis (Orf virus)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
2
-
Parvovirus
-
1
4
51
47
-
17
6
126
48
287
170
Picornavirus family
Rhinovirus (all types)
2
206
-
1
1,468
1
1
74
1,753
39
1,888
104
Enterovirus type 71 (BCR)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
Enterovirus not typed/pending
-
48
2
5
14
-
-
23
92
20
136
72
Picornavirus not typed
-
-
3
-
-
2
-
202
207
6
215
11
Ortho/paramyxoviruses
Influenza A virus
6
130
14
286
2,287
3
77
169
2,972
2,959
3,336
6,179
Influenza A virus H1N1
-
3
-
-
-
2
-
2
7
90
7
96
Influenza A virus H3N2
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
34
35
3
35
4
Influenza B virus
-
15
1
36
76
1
3
220
352
126
413
268
Newcastle disease virus
-
17
-
-
-
-
-
-
17
-
19
-
Parainfluenza virus type 1
-
4
-
6
56
-
-
10
76
12
177
23
Parainfluenza virus type 2
1
6
-
5
32
-
-
8
52
12
91
81
Parainfluenza virus type 3
-
81
-
38
278
-
1
111
509
157
585
320
Parainfluenza virus typing pending
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
1
2
Respiratory syncytial virus
2
421
2
99
737
19
2
350
1,632
572
3,088
2,516
Paramyxovirus (unspecified)
-
42
-
-
-
-
-
-
42
-
42
-
Other RNA viruses
HTLV-1
-
-
-
-
19
-
-
2
21
-
66
142
Rotavirus
2
122
2
-
327
4
2
232
691
34
887
185
Calicivirus
-
-
7
-
-
-
-
218
225
-
226
-
Norwalk agent
-
43
-
-
302
-
-
-
345
46
924
78
Other
Chlamydia trachomatis not typed
2
418
3
2,029
629
17
6
699
3,803
1,833
10,082
6,392
Chlamydia pneumoniae
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
3
33
9
Chlamydia psittaci
-
-
-
1
-
-
10
-
11
17
25
56
Chlamydia spp typing pending
-
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
18
10
31
16
Chlamydia species
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
1
5
8
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
1
11
16
66
239
2
103
214
652
249
1,207
823
Mycoplasma hominis
-
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
5
5
9
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
2
17
-
22
12
-
7
2
62
56
183
172
Orientia tsutsuganushi
-
-
-
1
-
-
1
2
4
-
4
-
Rickettsia - spotted fever group
-
4
-
15
-
1
-
2
22
23
61
99
Rickettsia spp - other
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
3
-
4
-
Streptococcus group A
-
7
-
179
-
-
51
1
238
164
640
479
Brucella abortus
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
-
2
1
Brucella species
-
1
-
10
-
-
-
-
11
2
15
11
Bordetella pertussis
4
51
-
831
1,496
-
126
101
2,609
620
5,775
3,554
Legionella pneumophila
-
1
-
4
2
-
8
2
17
6
29
26
Legionella longbeachae
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
8
9
1
17
11
Legionella species
-
2
-
2
-
-
5
2
11
9
33
22
Cryptococcus species
-
5
-
5
5
-
-
-
15
7
40
28
Histoplasma capsulatum
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
Leptospira species
-
-
-
6
3
-
-
-
9
8
33
33
Treponema pallidum
-
59
-
298
135
-
14
8
514
332
1,501
1,294
Entamoeba histolytica
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
4
5
10
6
Toxoplasma gondii
-
1
-
3
5
-
4
-
13
4
37
15
Echinococcus granulosus
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
4
10
-
15
14
Total
41
2,147
134
5,347
9,333
65
505
3,313
20,885
9,196
41,719
30,230

* Data presented are for reports with report dates in the current period.

† State or territory of postcode, if reported, otherwise state or territory of reporting laboratory.

– No data received this period.

Table 5: Laboratory Virology and Serology reports, 1 July to 30 September 2010,* by laboratory

State or territory
Laboratory
July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Total
Australian Capital Territory The Canberra Hospital
New South Wales Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead
219
271
336
826
  New Children’s Hospital, Westmead
189
125
200
514
  Repatriation General Hospital, Concord
  Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown
19
30
32
81
  South West Area Pathology Service, Liverpool
176
111
132
419
Queensland Queensland Medical Laboratory, West End
1,813
1,902
2,015
5,730
  Townsville General Hospital
South Australia Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide
2,091
2,683
4,548
9,322
Tasmania Northern Tasmanian Pathology Service, Launceston
14
26
17
57
  Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart
Victoria Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory
11
8
9
28
  Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne
  Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
86
59
74
219
  Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
66
63
86
215
Western Australia PathWest Virology, Perth
942
1,115
1,255
3,312
  Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth
  Western Diagnostic Pathology
17
75
70
162
Total  
5,643
6,468
8,774
20,885

* The complete list of laboratories reporting for the 12 months, January to December 2010, will appear in every report regardless of whether reports were received in this reporting period. Reports are not always received from all laboratories.

– No data received this period.

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