Fortnight 14: 28 June 2014 to 11 July 2014
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Measles
There were 15 cases notified in this reporting period including Qld (6), Vic (5), WA (3) and NSW (1).
Of the 258 cases notified year to date:
- The majority were either imported from overseas 39% (n=101) or import related 31% (n=80). These cases were associated with travel to the Philippines, Singapore and more recently Papua New Guinea.
- Although 30% of cases were reported as being acquired in Australia, with the link to an imported case either not established or currently under investigation, it is likely these are all import related.
- Cases continue to be highest in the 15-19 and 30-34 years age groups, representing over a third of cases. Additionally, 9% of cases (n=24) were less than 12 months of age.
- Of those cases aged over 12 months (n=234) and eligible for vaccination, 39% (n=91) were reported as not vaccinated and a further 42% (n=99) had an unknown vaccination status. The remaining 19% of cases (n=44) were reported as being vaccinated, of which 37 had received one dose and seven had received two doses of a measles containing vaccine.
- Vaccination is the best protection against measles. All travellers should ensure that they are up to date with routinely recommended vaccinations including measles prior to travel. More information is available on vaccination from the National Immunisation Programme.
Influenza (laboratory confirmed)
Notifications of laboratory confirmed influenza continued to increase during this reporting period signalling the start of the 2014 influenza season.
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.
Hepatitis E
There were 4 notifications of hepatitis E during this reporting period, 3 from NSW and 1 from the ACT. In the past quarter there were 14 notifications of hepatitis E, a ratio of 1.8 compared with the quarterly 5 year rolling mean of 8. NSW Health continues to investigate a cluster of 10 cases who all reported eating at the same restaurant.
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
There were 5 notifications of STEC during this reporting period, 2 from SA and 1 each from NSW, QLD and WA. In the past quarter there were 36 notifications, a ratio of 1.8 compared with the quarterly 5 year rolling mean of 20.4. SA Health is continuing to investigate a cluster of 8 cases of STEC O157 with an onset from mid-May.
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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 13/04/2014 to 11/07/2014.
- The quarterly (90 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 90 days up to 11/07/2014. 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 12/07/2013 to 11/07/2014.
- The yearly (365 day) five year rolling mean is the average of 5 intervals of 365 days up to 11/07/2014. 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 28/06/2014 to 11/07/2014
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): 13/04/2014 to 11/07/2014
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean):
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 1: 13/04/2013 to 11/07/2013
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 2: 13/04/2012 to 11/07/2012
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 3: 13/04/2011 to 11/07/2011
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 4: 13/04/2010 to 11/07/2010
- Quarterly rolling 5Yr Mean (90d 5Yr Mean) 5: 13/04/2009 to 11/07/2009
- Past year (365d prior surveillance period): 12/07/2013 to 11/07/2014
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean):
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 1: 12/07/2012 to 11/07/2013
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 2: 13/07/2011 to 11/07/2012
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 3: 12/07/2010 to 11/07/2011
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 4: 12/07/2009 to 11/07/2010
- Yearly rolling 5Yr Mean (365d 5Yr Mean) 5: 12/07/2008 to 11/07/2009
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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 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
105 |
44 |
51.4 |
0.9 |
- |
179 |
220.4 |
0.8 |
- |
Hepatitis B (unspecified) |
3 |
112 |
0 |
40 |
12 |
0 |
65 |
31 |
263 |
255 |
280 |
3,508 |
1,652 |
1,677.6 |
1.0 |
- |
6,884 |
6,746.8 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
22 |
8 |
238 |
111 |
109.2 |
1.0 |
- |
434 |
415.2 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis C (unspecified) |
5 |
112 |
3 |
132 |
15 |
8 |
82 |
50 |
407 |
368 |
380 |
5,432 |
2,543 |
2,544.0 |
1.0 |
- |
10,481 |
10,397.6 |
1.0 |
- |
Hepatitis D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
15 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
- |
50 |
37.6 |
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 |
19 |
NN |
9 |
225 |
78 |
18 |
255 |
89 |
693 |
802 |
441 |
10,096 |
4,699 |
3,500.8 |
1.3 |
496.4 |
17,588 |
16,109.2 |
1.1 |
- |
Cryptosporidiosis |
0 |
12 |
2 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
25 |
11 |
75 |
98 |
73 |
1,610 |
637 |
780.2 |
0.8 |
- |
2,541 |
2,936.8 |
0.9 |
- |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
- |
22 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
- |
Hepatitis A |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
129 |
35 |
60.4 |
0.6 |
- |
204 |
270.2 |
0.8 |
- |
Hepatitis E |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
14 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
36 |
37.2 |
1.0 |
- |
Listeriosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
44 |
21 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
- |
73 |
79.4 |
0.9 |
- |
STEC, VTEC |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
82 |
36 |
20.4 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
183 |
107.4 |
1.7 |
26.6 |
Salmonellosis |
6 |
86 |
19 |
121 |
33 |
4 |
101 |
30 |
400 |
533 |
323 |
9,873 |
4,017 |
2,555.8 |
1.6 |
891.2 |
15,104 |
11,115.0 |
1.4 |
1,334.0 |
Shigellosis |
1 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
33 |
34 |
16 |
587 |
224 |
122.6 |
1.8 |
53.6 |
843 |
574.4 |
1.5 |
29.7 |
Typhoid Fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
68 |
20 |
24.2 |
0.8 |
- |
117 |
122.2 |
1.0 |
- |
Quarantinable diseases |
Cholera |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
5 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
- |
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 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
- |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Sexually transmissible infections |
Chlamydial infection |
47 |
796 |
76 |
788 |
187 |
65 |
617 |
455 |
3,031 |
3,284 |
2,857 |
46,063 |
20,749 |
19,301.6 |
1.1 |
- |
84,923 |
74,349.2 |
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 |
2 |
124 |
52 |
101 |
23 |
3 |
101 |
108 |
514 |
656 |
588 |
8,606 |
3,872 |
2,998.4 |
1.3 |
- |
15,839 |
11,076.4 |
1.4 |
- |
Syphilis - congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
- |
Syphilis < 2 years |
0 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
26 |
58 |
73 |
931 |
404 |
353.0 |
1.1 |
- |
1,804 |
1,358.8 |
1.3 |
67.3 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration |
0 |
7 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
50 |
59 |
86 |
884 |
375 |
369.8 |
1.0 |
- |
1,682 |
1,389.4 |
1.2 |
84.8 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
- |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
- |
22 |
17.8 |
1.2 |
- |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
26 |
536 |
7 |
506 |
198 |
31 |
285 |
186 |
1,775 |
1,041 |
781 |
9,642 |
5,254 |
7,320.4 |
0.7 |
- |
32,547 |
31,517.6 |
1.0 |
- |
Measles |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
15 |
14 |
0 |
258 |
76 |
22.0 |
3.5 |
30.0 |
382 |
119.4 |
3.2 |
160.6 |
Mumps |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
107 |
38 |
47.0 |
0.8 |
- |
190 |
167.8 |
1.1 |
- |
Pertussis |
8 |
67 |
2 |
41 |
17 |
0 |
83 |
58 |
276 |
327 |
390 |
4,679 |
1,989 |
5,724.4 |
0.3 |
- |
10,492 |
29,004.8 |
0.4 |
- |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
39 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
16 |
8 |
89 |
77 |
104 |
671 |
427 |
477.6 |
0.9 |
- |
1,500 |
1,707.0 |
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
- |
27 |
39.2 |
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 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
- |
1 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Chickenpox)+ |
1 |
NN |
2 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
41 |
78 |
90 |
957 |
418 |
443.0 |
0.9 |
- |
2,134 |
1,943.0 |
1.1 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Shingles)+ |
1 |
NN |
14 |
0 |
56 |
1 |
40 |
41 |
153 |
195 |
137 |
2,823 |
1,247 |
932.0 |
1.3 |
- |
5,223 |
3,619.6 |
1.4 |
- |
Varicella zoster (Unspecified)+ |
11 |
NN |
1 |
180 |
31 |
5 |
120 |
53 |
401 |
421 |
389 |
5,710 |
2,563 |
1,872.0 |
1.4 |
187.7 |
10,789 |
7,451.8 |
1.4 |
981.0 |
Vectorborne diseases |
Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
12 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
39 |
12.0 |
3.3 |
15.0 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
0 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
27 |
131 |
574 |
193 |
576.8 |
0.3 |
- |
1,775 |
2,064.6 |
0.9 |
- |
Dengue virus infection |
1 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
42 |
56 |
71 |
1,114 |
388 |
296.0 |
1.3 |
- |
1,896 |
1,261.6 |
1.5 |
- |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
- |
3 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
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 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
173 |
76 |
96.8 |
0.8 |
- |
356 |
435.0 |
0.8 |
- |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
- |
1 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
- |
Ross River virus infection |
0 |
17 |
12 |
61 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
126 |
169 |
130 |
3,104 |
1,277 |
1,335.0 |
1.0 |
- |
4,585 |
4,813.0 |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
- |
18 |
29.6 |
0.6 |
- |
Leptospirosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
61 |
31 |
45.6 |
0.7 |
- |
102 |
137.8 |
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 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
6 |
15.8 |
0.4 |
- |
41 |
73.6 |
0.6 |
- |
Q fever |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
21 |
266 |
95 |
96.8 |
1.0 |
- |
479 |
359.8 |
1.3 |
36.7 |
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 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
14 |
27 |
206 |
98 |
98.4 |
1.0 |
- |
492 |
336.8 |
1.5 |
59.1 |
Leprosy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
- |
14 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
Meningococcal disease (invasive) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
71 |
38 |
54.4 |
0.7 |
- |
153 |
239.2 |
0.6 |
- |
Tuberculosis |
3 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
8 |
43 |
54 |
50 |
655 |
287 |
290.2 |
1.0 |
- |
1,268 |
1,323.8 |
1.0 |
- |
Totals |
139 |
1,973 |
207 |
2,298 |
689 |
141 |
1,892 |
1,221 |
8,560 |
8,735 |
7,508 |
119,479 |
54,007 |
|
|
|
233,533 |
|
|
|
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