Communicable Diseases Weekly Report (CDWR) - 2019

These reports provide a weekly summary of communicable diseases notifications, investigations and issues in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

These reports include a summary of notifiable infections for the week as reported to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø public health units by medical practitioners, hospitals and pathology laboratories.

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52-2019
28 December 2019
  • Activity report combined with Week 1, 2020.
51-2019
21 December 2019
  • Recent ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health alerts and advice
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
50-2019
14 December 2019
  • Measles – second case linked to the Pacific Islands
  • HIV – quarter 3 data report available
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
49-2019 7 December 2019
  • Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli and haemolytic uraemic syndrome – one case of HUS
  • Viral gastroenteritis – 40 notified outbreaks
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
48-2019
30 November 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – one new case
  • Pertussis – update on seasonal activity
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
47-2019
23 November 2019
  • Measles – first importation from Pacific Islands outbreak
  • Listeriosis – two cases, a mother and child
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
46-2019 16 November 2019
  • Foodborne methaemoglobinaemia - two cases reported
  • Viral gastroenteritis - elevated hospital presentations and childcare centre outbreaks
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
45-2019 9 November 2019
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) – one new case reported
  • Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli – summary of recent cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
44-2019 2 November 2019
  • Measles – increased risk from new outbreaks in the Pacific
  • Dengue – continuing risk for overseas travellers
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
43-2019
26 October 2019
  • Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – 2016-2018 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Surveillance and Register report
  • Salmonella Weltevreden– recall expanded
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
42-2019
19 October 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – two new cases in children
  • Salmonella Weltevreden – outbreak linked to frozen microwave meals
41-2019
12 October 2019
  • Hepatitis E – one new locally-acquired case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
40-2019
5 October 2019
  • Legionellosis – spring potting mix warning for gardeners
  • Typhoid fever – two new notifications and travel warning
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
39-2019
28 September 2019
  • Infectious syphilis – increase in notifications in females
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
38-2019
21 September 2019
  • HIV – Quarter 2 2019 data report available
  • Measles – four new cases, including two locally acquired
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
37-2019
14 September 2019
  • Listeriosis – two cases, a mother and child pair
  • Measles – two cases, one local and one imported from New Zealand
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
36-2019
7 September 2019
  • Measles – five new cases, including three locally-acquired cases
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – six new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
35-2019
31 August 2019
  • Viral gastroenteritis – elevated institutional outbreaks and hospital visits
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
34-2019
24 August 2019
  • Measles – three new imported cases
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – three new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
33-2019
17 August 2019
  • Hepatitis A – two cases and alert to South Korean community
  • Q fever – two cases and Q fever awareness campaign
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
32-2019
10 August 2019
  • Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli – two unrelated cases reported
  • Chikungunya – one new case reported
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
31-2019
3 August 2019
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) – one new case reported
  • Psittacosis – one new case reported
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
30-2019
27 July 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – six new cases in the reporting week
  • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø STI Strategy 2016 – 2020: January to December 2018
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
29-2019
20 July 2019
  • Viral hepatitis – World Hepatitis Day
  • Hepatitis B and C – 2018 data report available
  • HIV – Innovative ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø strategies feature in global report
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
28 - 2019
13 July 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – two new cases
  • Legionellosis – two new cases
  • Kunjin/West Nile virus – one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
27- 2019
6 July 2019
  • Ciguatera fish poisoning – two suspected clusters
  • Measles – one traveller infectious in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
26- 2019
29 June 2019
  • Hepatitis D – one new case in the reporting week
  • Shigellosis – fourteen new notifications received in the reporting week
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
25- 2019
22 June 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – three new cases in the reporting week
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
24-2019
15 June 2019
  • Hendra virus – one new case in a horse
  • Meningococcal disease – one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
23-2019
8 June 2019
  • Shigellosis- nine new cases
  • Measles – one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
22-2019
1 June 2019
  • Measles – one new imported case
  • Dengue – four new imported cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
21-2019
25 May 2019
  • HIV - Quarter 1 2019 data report available
  • Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli and haemolytic uraemic syndrome – new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
20-2019
18 May 2019
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)- one new case
  • Invasive meningococcal disease - one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
19-2019
11 May 2019
  • Cholera - one new case
  • Measles – one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
18-2019
04 May 2019
  • Listeriosis - two new cases
  • Measles – two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
17-2019
27 April 2019
  • Influenza – activity continues to be higher than expected for this time of year. Winter Flu Campaign launch – time to get vaccinated
  • Measles – one new case reported
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
16-2019
20 April 2019
  • Measles – one new case in Western ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • Legionellosis – two new cases reported; potting mix warning
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
15-2019
13 April 2019
  • Rubella – seven cases in 2019 year to date
  • Leprosy – one notification last reorting period
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
14-2019 06 April 2019
  • Measles – six new cases
  • Hepatitis A – two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
13-2019
30 March 2019
  • Paratyphoid – six new cases
  • Legionellosis – two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
12-2019
23 March 2019
  • HIV – Data report - Quarter 4 & Annual 2018 – HIV data report new release
  • Measles – five new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
11-2019
16 March 2019
  • Influenza – high inter-seasonal activity continues
  • World Tuberculosis Day – Sunday 24 March 2019
  • Viral gastroenteritis - increase in institutional outbreaks
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
10-2019
09 March 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – one new case
  • Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – summary of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
09-2019
02 March 2019
  • Measles – three new cases
  • Gonorrhoea – rising number of notifications
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
08-2019
23 February 2019
  • Tetanus – one new case
  • Listeriosis – one new case
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
07-2019
16 February 2019
  • Leprosy– one new case
  • Salmonella Typhimurium – increasing notifications
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
06-2019
09 February 2019
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease – one new case
  • Measles – one new ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø case and alert for airline passengers
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – case confirmed in an infant
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
05-2019
02 February 2019
  • Salmonellosis – an increase in the number of notifications
  • Influenza – high out of season activity
  • Botulism –case confirmed in an infant
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
04-2019
26 January 2019
  • Measles – three new cases reported this week
  • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø STI strategy 2016 – 2020: January to June 2018 data report
  • ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tuberculosis report 2017
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
03-2019
19 January 2019
  • Invasive meningococcal disease – one new case reported this week
  • Legionellosis (Legionnaires’ disease) – new cases and Sydney CBD investigation
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
02-2019
12 January 2019
  • Hepatitis A and typhoid fever - infections in returning travellers
  • Measles – two new cases with eight since Christmas
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
01-2019
5 January 2018
  • Measles – three new unrelated measles cases reported
  • Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) – continuing risk from flying foxes and other bats
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

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