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Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2014.
Authors: Lahra MM PMID: 25222211 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2014.
Authors: Lahra MM PMID: 25222212 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 January to 31 March 2013.
Authors: Chilver MB, Blakeley D, Stocks NP PMID: 25222213 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

HIV surveillance, 1 April to 30 June 2013.
Authors: Kirby Institute PMID: 25222214 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

HIV surveillance, 1 July to 30 September 2013.
Authors: Kirby Institute PMID: 25222215 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

HIV surveillance, 1 October to 31 December 2013.
Authors: Kirby Institute PMID: 25222216 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance Australia, 1 January to 31 March 2014.
Authors: de Kluyver R PMID: 25222217 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Revised surveillance case definition.
Authors: PMID: 25222218 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Pertussis control in Australia - the current state of play.
Authors: Quinn HE PMID: 25391403 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian vaccine preventable disease epidemiological review series: pertussis, 2006-2012.
This report follows on from a previous review of Australian pertussis epidemiology from 1995-2005 and summarises routinely collected notification, hospitalisation and mortality data for 2006-2012. During the latter 7-year period, which incorporated epidemics in all jurisdictions, and in which acellular vaccines (as opposed to whole cell vaccines) were used exclusively, the average annual notification rate was more than 2.8 times that of the previous decade. In contrast, hospitalisation and mortality rates remained similar. The pattern of age-specific notification rates changed substantially, with cases aged 15 years or ove...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Finding the 'who' in whooping cough: vaccinated siblings are important pertussis sources in infants 6 months of age and under.
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of pertussis was highest in children aged 12 years and under in this epidemic. At its peak, siblings were the most important sources of pertussis in infants 6 months and younger, particularly fully vaccinated children aged 2 and 3 years. Waning immunity before the booster at 4 years may leave this age group susceptible to infection. Even if cocooning programs could achieve full vaccination coverage of parents and ensure all siblings were fully vaccinated according to national schedules, waning immunity in siblings could provide a means for ongoing transmission to infants. Recent evidence suggests...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

A state-wide information campaign during a pertussis epidemic in New South Wales, 2010.
Authors: Spokes PJ, Rosewell AE, Stephens AS, McAnulty JM Abstract Pertussis notifications increased dramatically in New South Wales in 2008, exceeding the rates in previous epidemic years. A state-wide, multi-faceted campaign was launched in March 2009 to provide information about pertussis prevention. A population-based survey was conducted using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing facility to assess the effectiveness of sending letters to households with young infants. A representative sample of 1,200 adults across all 8 area health services was interviewed between July 2009 and September 2010, w...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Immunisation coverage, 2012.
Authors: Hull BP, Dey A, Menzies RI, Brotherton JM, McIntyre PB Abstract This, the 6th annual immunisation coverage report, documents trends during 2012 for a range of standard measures derived from Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) data, and National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Program Register data. These include coverage at standard age milestones and for individual vaccines included on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and coverage in adolescents and adults. The proportion of Australian children 'fully vaccinated' at 12, 24 and 60 months of age was 91.7%, 92.5% and 91.2...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian enterococcal sepsis outcome progamme, 2011.
In conclusion, the AESOP 2011 has shown that although polyclonal, enterococcal bacteraemias in Australia are frequently caused by ampicillin-resistant vanB E. faecium. PMID: 25391408 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

National notifiable diseases surveillance system, 1 april to 30 june 2014.
Authors: PMID: 25391409 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research