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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
In 1996 there were 65,024 notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The record high number of Ross River virus infection notifications was of particular note. The highest rates were recorded in Western Australia, where an outbreak was documented in the South West, and in Queensland. Most cases occurred in the late summer and early autumn months. The number of measles cases has continued to fall markedly following the outbreak in 1993 and 1994. Rubella notifications also fell in 1996. The number of cases of pertussis remained at a similar level to that recorded in recent years, the highest notification rate being recorded for children under the age of one year. A peak in late 1996 marked a resurgence in the pertussis epidemic which has continued into 1997. Notifications of Haemophilus influenzae type b continued to decline reaching a record low rate of 0.3 notifications per 100,000 population. For the enteric diseases, the number of cases of campylobacteriosis rose, with an annual adjusted notification rate of 100.4 per 100,000 population; more notifications were received for this disease than for any other in 1996. The number of hepatitis A cases also rose relative to 1995. This is a reversal of the trend observed in recent years when the notification rate fell. The number of cases of salmonellosis and shigellosis remained stable. Notifications for chlamydial infection and gonococcal infection rose relative to 1995, whilst those for syphilis fell.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0725-3141
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-307
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Australia's notifiable diseases status, 1996. Annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.
pubmed:affiliation
National Centre for Disease Control, Department of Health and Family Services, Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article