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Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Annual Report, 2016.
This report summarises the cases reported to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) of rare infectious diseases or rare complications of more common infectious diseases in children. During the calendar year 2016, there were approximately 1500 paediatricians reporting to the APSU and the monthly report card return rate was 90%. APSU continued to provide unique national data on the perinatal exposure to HIV, congenital rubella, congenital cytomegalovirus, neonatal and infant herpes simplex virus, and congenital and neonatal varicella. APSU contributed 10 unique cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (a surrogate for po...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - May 4, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Atypical outbreak of Q fever affecting low-risk residents of a remote rural town in New South Wales.
Authors: Archer BN, Hallahan C, Stanley P, Seward K, Lesjak M, Hope K, Brown A Abstract We investigated an outbreak of Q fever in a remote rural town in New South Wales, Australia. Cases identified through active and passive case finding activities, and retrospective laboratory record review were interviewed using a standard questionnaire. Two sets of case-case analyses were completed to generate hypotheses regarding clinical, epidemiological and exposure risk factors associated with infection during the outbreak. Laboratory-confirmed outbreak cases (n=14) were compared with an excluded case group (n=16) a...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Demographic and geographical risk factors for gonorrhoea and chlamydia in greater Western Sydney, 2003-2013.
CONCLUSION: Analysis of notification rates of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in the greater Western Sydney area suggest that young people aged 15-29 years and residents of particular LGAs are at greater risk of infection. A limitation was the unknown effect of patterns of testing. Nevertheless, these results can support the planning of local sexual health clinical services as well as the design of targeted health promotion interventions. PMID: 28899308 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Waterparks are high risk for cryptosporidiosis: A case-control study in Victoria, 2015.
CONCLUSION: This study reinforces the potential for recreational water facilities, particularly waterparks, to act as a transmission source of Cryptosporidium infections. Continued communication to patrons is required to ensure healthy swimming practice in Victorian aquatic facilities. PMID: 28899309 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Influenza viruses received and tested by the Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza annual report, 2015.
Authors: Leung VK, Spirason N, Lau H, Buettner I, Leang SK, Chow MK Abstract As part of its role in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza in Melbourne received a total of 5,557 influenza positive samples during 2015. Viruses were analysed for their antigenic, genetic and antiviral susceptibility properties. In 2015, influenza B viruses predominated over influenza A(H1)pdm09 and A(H3) viruses, accounting for a total of 58% of all viruses analysed. The vast majority of A(H1)pdm09, A(H3) and...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian National Enterovirus Reference Laboratory annual report, 2014.
Authors: Roberts J, Hobday L, Ibrahim A, Aitken T, Thorley B Abstract Following the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation, Australia conducts surveillance for cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in children less than 15 years of age as the main method to monitor its polio-free status. Cases of AFP in children are notified to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit or the Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance System and faecal specimens are referred for virological investigation to the National Enterovirus Reference Laboratory. In 2014, no cases of poliomyelitis were reported from ...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual report, 2015.
Authors: Deverell M, Phu A, Zurynski YA, Elliott EJ, and all chief investigators of Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit surveillance studies PMID: 28899312 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2015.
Authors: OzFoodNet Working Group PMID: 28899313 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 1 January to 31 March 2017.
Authors: PMID: 28899314 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2017.
Authors: Lahra MM, for the National Neisseria Network, Australia PMID: 28899315 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - September 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Developing research priorities for Australia's response to infectious disease emergencies.
Authors: Lewin SR, Andrews RM, McVernon J, Milland J, Smith MZ, Sorrell TC, investigators of the Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies
 PMID: 28385132 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - April 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

Influenza testing trends in sentinel surveillance general practices in Victoria 2007 to 2014.
Authors: Cowie GA, Cowie BC, Fielding JE Abstract The Victorian Sentinel Practice Influenza Network conducts syndromic surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI), with testing for laboratory confirmation of a proportion of cases at the discretion of general practitioners. The aim of this study was to evaluate the consistency of sentinel general practitioners' swabbing practice within and between influenza seasons. Aggregated, weekly, non-identified data for May to October each year from 2007 to 2014 were used to calculate the proportion of patients presenting with ILI (defined as cough, fever and fatigu...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - April 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

An outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul gastroenteritis after attending a school camp in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Authors: Draper AD, Morton CN, Heath JN, Lim JA, Markey PG Abstract An outbreak of salmonellosis occurred following attendance at a school camp between 5 and 8 August 2014 in a remote area of the Northern Territory, Australia. We conducted a retrospective cohort study via telephone interviews, using a structured questionnaire that recorded symptoms and exposures to foods and activities during the camp. A case was anyone with laboratory confirmed Salmonella Saintpaul infection or a clinically compatible illness after attending the camp. Environmental health officers from the Environmental Health Branch und...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - April 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

An outbreak of salmonellosis associated with duck prosciutto at a Northern Territory restaurant.
Authors: Draper AD, Morton CN, Heath JN, Lim JA, Schiek AI, Davis S, Krause VL, Markey PG Abstract In June 2015, an outbreak of salmonellosis occurred among people who had eaten at a restaurant in Darwin, Northern Territory over 2 consecutive nights. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of diners who ate at the restaurant on 19 and 20 June 2015. Diners were telephoned and a questionnaire recorded symptoms and menu items consumed. An outbreak case was defined as anyone with laboratory confirmed Salmonella Typhimurium PT9 (STm9) or a clinically compatible illness after eating at the restaurant. Environ...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - April 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research

The molecular epidemiology of norovirus outbreaks in Victoria, 2014 to 2015 
.
This study examined the incidence and molecular characteristics of norovirus outbreaks in healthcare and non-healthcare settings in Victoria, Australia, over 2 years (2014-2015). Norovirus was detected in 65.7% and 60.4% of gastroenteritis outbreaks investigated for the years 2014 and 2015 respectively. There was a significant decline in the number of norovirus outbreaks in the period 2014 to 2015 although in both years norovirus outbreaks peaked in the latter part of the year. Norovirus Open Reading Frame (ORF) 2 (capsid) genotypes identified included GI.2, GI.3, GI.4, GI.5, GI.6, GI.9, GII.2, GII.3, GII.4, GII.6, GII.7, ...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - April 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research