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Results
Published erratum: Commun Dis Intell 2013;37(2):E193, E195The numbers for Zoonoses in Table 6: Notifications and notification rate for communicable diseases, Australia, 2005 to 2010, were incorrect. The correct figures have been updated on this page
There were 209,079 communicable disease notifications received by NNDSS in 2010 (Table 3).
| Disease category | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Sexually transmitted infections |
86,620 |
41.4 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
61,964 |
29.6 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
31,548 |
15.1 |
Bloodborne diseases |
18,302 |
8.8 |
Vectorborne diseases |
8,244 |
3.9 |
Other bacterial diseases |
1,866 |
0.9 |
Zoonoses |
532 |
0.3 |
Quarantinable diseases |
3 |
0.0 |
Total |
209,079 |
100.0 |
In 2010, the most frequently notified diseases were sexually transmissible infections (n = 86,620, 41.4%), vaccine preventable diseases (n = 61,964, 29.6%), and gastrointestinal diseases (n = 31,548, 15.1%) (Table 3).
There were 18,302 notified cases of bloodborne diseases; 8,244 notified cases of vectorborne diseases; 1,866 notified cases of other bacterial infections; 532 notified cases of zoonoses and 3 notified cases of quarantinable diseases. There was a decrease of 12% compared with the total number of notifications in 2009 (Figure 2). This decrease was largely due to the number of cases of influenza A(H1N1) pandemic 2009 in 2009.
Figure 2: Trends in notifications received by the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, Australia, 1991 to 2010, by year
Text version of Figure 2 (TXT 1 KB)
Notifications and notification rates per 100,000 population for each disease by state or territory, in 2010, are shown in Table 4 and Table 5 respectively. Trends in notifications and rates per 100,000 population for the period 2005 to 2010 are shown in Table 6.
Disease |
State or territory | Aust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
* Newly acquired hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the infection was determined to be acquired within 24 months prior to diagnosis. † Unspecified hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the duration of infection could not be determined or is greater than 24 months. ‡ In Queensland, includes incident hepatitis C cases. § Notified as ‘foodborne disease’ or ‘gastroenteritis in an institution’ in New South Wales. || Infection with Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC). ¶ Includes Chlamydia trachomatis identified from cervical, rectal, urine, urethral, throat and eye samples, except for South Australia, which reports only genital tract specimens; the Northern Territory and Western Australia exclude ocular infections. ** The national case definitions for chlamydial, gonococcal and syphilis diagnoses include infections that may be acquired through a non-sexual mode (especially in children – e.g. perinatal infections, epidemic gonococcal conjunctivitis). †† Does not include congenital syphilis. ¶¶ In the Australian Capital Territory, Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection and Kunjin virus infection are combined under Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection. *** Only invasive meningococcal disease is nationally notifiable. However, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia also report conjunctival cases. NEC Not elsewhere classified. NN Not notifiable. NDP No data provided. | |||||||||
Bloodborne diseases |
|||||||||
Hepatitis (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired)* |
3 |
34 |
3 |
59 |
21 |
6 |
69 |
33 |
228 |
Hepatitis B (unspecified)† |
93 |
2,432 |
157 |
1,070 |
409 |
51 |
1,891 |
775 |
6,878 |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired)* |
12 |
36 |
0 |
NN |
46 |
22 |
162 |
80 |
358 |
Hepatitis C (unspecified)†,‡ |
211 |
3,517 |
172 |
2,742 |
485 |
241 |
2,441 |
994 |
10,803 |
Hepatitis D |
0 |
9 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
35 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
|||||||||
Botulism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Campylobacteriosis§ |
552 |
NN |
165 |
4,788 |
1,768 |
726 |
6,644 |
2,323 |
16,966 |
Cryptosporidiosis |
12 |
349 |
97 |
302 |
47 |
100 |
431 |
142 |
1,480 |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
Hepatitis A |
5 |
83 |
3 |
41 |
4 |
4 |
91 |
32 |
263 |
Hepatitis E |
2 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
38 |
Listeriosis |
2 |
26 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
71 |
Salmonellosis |
212 |
3,822 |
559 |
2,940 |
665 |
235 |
2,283 |
1,277 |
11,993 |
Shigellosis |
7 |
117 |
75 |
93 |
54 |
5 |
87 |
114 |
552 |
STEC,VTEC|| |
0 |
10 |
0 |
18 |
33 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
81 |
Typhoid fever |
2 |
31 |
2 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
24 |
11 |
96 |
Quarantinable diseases |
|||||||||
Cholera |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
HPAIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Plague |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rabies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Smallpox |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Viral haemorrhagic fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yellow fever |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sexually transmitted infections |
|||||||||
Chlamydial infection¶,** |
1,157 |
18,278 |
2,662 |
19,216 |
4,330 |
2,008 |
16,474 |
10,180 |
74,305 |
Donovanosis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Gonococcal infection** |
56 |
2,322 |
1,932 |
2,028 |
468 |
21 |
1,748 |
1,396 |
9,971 |
Syphilis – all**,†† |
29 |
746 |
141 |
404 |
45 |
21 |
823 |
155 |
2,364 |
Syphilis < 2 years duration** |
14 |
416 |
43 |
221 |
21 |
7 |
291 |
86 |
1,123 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration†,** |
15 |
330 |
98 |
183 |
NDP |
14 |
532 |
69 |
1,241 |
Syphilis – congenital** |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
|||||||||
Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
0 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
24 |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
95 |
1,592 |
479 |
3,202 |
4,247 |
103 |
2,076 |
1,625 |
13,419 |
Measles |
1 |
25 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
70 |
Mumps |
1 |
38 |
2 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
95 |
Pertussis |
712 |
9,288 |
329 |
8,216 |
7,388 |
281 |
7,131 |
1,448 |
34,793 |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
24 |
503 |
56 |
271 |
140 |
46 |
406 |
198 |
1,644 |
Poliomyelitis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rubella |
1 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
3 |
44 |
Rubella – congenital |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tetanus |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Varicella zoster (chickenpox) |
4 |
NN |
84 |
351 |
379 |
19 |
506 |
400 |
1,743 |
Varicella zoster (shingles) |
31 |
NN |
130 |
99 |
1,166 |
184 |
650 |
718 |
2,978 |
Varicella zoster (unspecified) |
87 |
NN |
3 |
3,894 |
298 |
81 |
1,912 |
877 |
7,152 |
Vectorborne diseases |
|||||||||
Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
24 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
4 |
265 |
82 |
908 |
57 |
2 |
76 |
77 |
1,471 |
Dengue virus infection |
15 |
211 |
42 |
281 |
23 |
7 |
119 |
503 |
1,201 |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kunjin virus infection¶¶ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Malaria |
2 |
124 |
11 |
126 |
8 |
5 |
67 |
56 |
399 |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection¶¶ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ross River virus infection |
22 |
1,073 |
336 |
2,383 |
450 |
39 |
422 |
422 |
5,147 |
Zoonoses |
|||||||||
Anthrax |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Australia bat lyssavirus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Brucellosis |
0 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Leptospirosis |
1 |
21 |
2 |
84 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
131 |
Lyssavirus (NEC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ornithosis |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
36 |
3 |
56 |
Q fever |
1 |
136 |
1 |
151 |
10 |
0 |
16 |
8 |
323 |
Tularaemia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other bacterial infections |
|||||||||
Legionellosis |
4 |
93 |
3 |
42 |
29 |
6 |
67 |
54 |
298 |
Leprosy |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
Meningococcal infection*** |
1 |
76 |
3 |
53 |
25 |
6 |
44 |
22 |
230 |
Tuberculosis |
10 |
478 |
31 |
188 |
72 |
10 |
431 |
107 |
1,327 |
Total |
3,371 |
45,793 |
7,580 |
54,083 |
22,658 |
4,237 |
47,271 |
24,086 |
209,079 |
| Disease | State or territory | Aust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
* Newly acquired hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the infection was determined to be acquired within 24 months prior to diagnosis. † Unspecified hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the duration of infection could not be determined or is greater than 24 months. ‡ In Queensland, includes incident hepatitis C cases. § Notified as ‘foodborne disease’ or ‘gastroenteritis in an institution’ in New South Wales. || Infection with Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC). ¶ Includes Chlamydia trachomatis identified from cervical, rectal, urine, urethral, throat and eye samples, except for South Australia, which reports only genital tract specimens; the Northern Territory and Western Australia exclude ocular infections. ** The national case definitions for chlamydial, gonococcal and syphilis diagnoses include infections that may be acquired through a non-sexual mode (especially in children – e.g. perinatal infections, epidemic gonococcal conjunctivitis). †† Does not include congenital syphilis. ¶¶ In the Australian Capital Territory, Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection and Kunjin virus infection are combined under Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection. *** Only invasive meningococcal disease is nationally notifiable. However, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia also report conjunctival cases. NEC Not elsewhere classified. NN Not notifiable. NDP No data provided. | |||||||||
Bloodborne diseases |
|||||||||
Hepatitis (NEC) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired)* |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
Hepatitis B (unspecified)† |
25.9 |
33.6 |
68.4 |
23.7 |
24.9 |
10.0 |
34.1 |
33.7 |
95.0 |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired)* |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
NN |
2.8 |
4.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
Hepatitis C (unspecified)†,‡ |
58.8 |
48.6 |
74.9 |
60.7 |
29.5 |
47.5 |
44.0 |
43.3 |
149.2 |
Hepatitis D |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
|||||||||
Botulism |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Campylobacteriosis§ |
153.8 |
NN |
71.8 |
106.0 |
107.5 |
143.0 |
119.8 |
101.2 |
112.3 |
Cryptosporidiosis |
3.3 |
4.8 |
42.2 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
19.7 |
7.8 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Hepatitis A |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
Hepatitis E |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Listeriosis |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Salmonellosis |
59.1 |
52.8 |
243.4 |
65.1 |
40.4 |
46.3 |
41.2 |
55.6 |
53.7 |
Shigellosis |
2.0 |
1.6 |
32.7 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
STEC,VTEC|| |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Typhoid fever |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Quarantinable diseases |
|||||||||
Cholera |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
HPAIH |
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 |
Rabies |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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 |
Viral haemorrhagic fever |
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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Sexually transmitted infections |
|||||||||
Chlamydial infection¶,** |
322.4 |
252.5 |
1159.0 |
425.5 |
263.3 |
395.6 |
297.0 |
443.3 |
332.6 |
Donovanosis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Gonococcal infection** |
15.6 |
32.1 |
841.2 |
44.9 |
28.5 |
4.1 |
31.5 |
60.8 |
44.6 |
Syphilis – all**,†† |
8.1 |
10.3 |
61.4 |
8.9 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
14.8 |
6.7 |
10.6 |
Syphilis < 2 years duration** |
3.9 |
5.7 |
18.7 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration†,** |
4.2 |
4.6 |
42.7 |
4.1 |
NDP |
2.8 |
9.6 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
Syphilis – congenital** |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
|||||||||
Diphtheria |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
26.5 |
22.0 |
208.6 |
70.9 |
258.2 |
20.3 |
37.4 |
70.8 |
60.1 |
Measles |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Mumps |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
Pertussis |
198.4 |
128.3 |
143.2 |
181.9 |
449.2 |
55.4 |
128.5 |
63.1 |
155.7 |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
6.7 |
6.9 |
24.4 |
6.0 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
Poliomyelitis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Rubella |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Rubella – congenital |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Tetanus |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Varicella zoster (chickenpox) |
1.1 |
NN |
36.6 |
7.8 |
23.0 |
3.7 |
9.1 |
17.4 |
11.5 |
Varicella zoster (shingles) |
8.6 |
NN |
56.6 |
2.2 |
70.9 |
36.2 |
11.7 |
31.3 |
19.7 |
Varicella zoster (unspecified) |
24.2 |
NN |
1.3 |
86.2 |
18.1 |
16.0 |
34.5 |
38.2 |
47.4 |
Vectorborne diseases |
|||||||||
Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
1.1 |
3.7 |
35.7 |
20.1 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
Dengue virus infection |
4.2 |
2.9 |
18.3 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
21.9 |
5.4 |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Kunjin virus infection¶¶ |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Malaria |
0.6 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection¶¶ |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ross River virus infection |
6.1 |
14.8 |
146.3 |
52.8 |
27.4 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
18.4 |
23.0 |
Zoonoses |
|||||||||
Anthrax |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Australia bat lyssavirus |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Brucellosis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Leptospirosis |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
Lyssavirus (NEC) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ornithosis |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Q fever |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
Tularaemia |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Other bacterial diseases |
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Legionellosis |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
Leprosy |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Meningococcal infection*** |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Tuberculosis |
2.8 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
| Number of notifications | 5 year mean | Ratio | Notification rate per 100,000 population | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
* Newly acquired hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the infection was determined to be acquired within 24 months prior to diagnosis. † Unspecified hepatitis and syphilis includes cases where the duration of infection could not be determined or is longer than 24 months. ‡ In Queensland, includes incident hepatitis C cases. § Notified as ‘foodborne disease’ or ‘gastroenteritis in an institution’ in New South Wales. || Infection with Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC/VTEC). ¶ Includes Chlamydia trachomatis identified from cervical, rectal, urine, urethral, throat and eye samples, except for South Australia, which reports only genital tract specimens; the Northern Territory and Western Australia exclude ocular infections. ** The national case definitions for chlamydial, gonococcal and syphilis diagnoses include infections that may be acquired through a non-sexual mode (especially in children – e.g. perinatal infections, epidemic gonococcal conjunctivitis). †† Does not include congenital syphilis. ¶¶ In the Australian Capital Territory, Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection and Kunjin virus infection are combined under Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection. *** Only invasive meningococcal disease is nationally notifiable. However, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia also report conjunctival cases. NEC Not elsewhere classified. NN Not notifiable. | ||||||||||||||
Bloodborne diseases |
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Hepatitis (NEC) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired)* |
251 |
292 |
294 |
256 |
241 |
228 |
312.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Hepatitis B (unspecified)† |
3,600 |
3,769 |
4,291 |
4,008 |
4,440 |
6,878 |
5,397.2 |
1.3 |
26.4 |
27.2 |
30.3 |
27.7 |
29.9 |
45.5 |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired)* |
374 |
442 |
380 |
364 |
385 |
358 |
460.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
Hepatitis C (unspecified)†,‡ |
7,610 |
7,569 |
7,718 |
7,363 |
7,175 |
10,803 |
9,647.6 |
1.1 |
55.8 |
54.5 |
54.5 |
50.8 |
48.4 |
71.5 |
Hepatitis D |
32 |
30 |
33 |
42 |
35 |
35 |
34.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
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Botulism |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Campylobacteriosis§ |
16,498 |
15,423 |
16,990 |
15,543 |
16,081 |
16,966 |
16,107.0 |
1.1 |
121.0 |
111.1 |
119.9 |
107.3 |
108.4 |
112.3 |
Cryptosporidiosis |
3,213 |
3,201 |
2,810 |
2,003 |
4,626 |
1,480 |
3,170.6 |
0.5 |
15.8 |
15.5 |
13.3 |
9.3 |
21.1 |
6.6 |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
20 |
14 |
19 |
31 |
13 |
8 |
19.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Hepatitis A |
327 |
281 |
165 |
277 |
563 |
263 |
322.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
Hepatitis E |
30 |
24 |
18 |
44 |
33 |
38 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Listeriosis |
54 |
61 |
50 |
68 |
92 |
71 |
65.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Salmonellosis |
8,422 |
8,251 |
9,534 |
8,333 |
9,586 |
11,993 |
8,825.2 |
1.4 |
41.3 |
39.9 |
45.2 |
38.8 |
43.6 |
53.7 |
Shigellosis |
729 |
546 |
599 |
830 |
622 |
552 |
665.2 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
STEC, VTEC|| |
86 |
70 |
106 |
107 |
130 |
81 |
99.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
Typhoid fever |
52 |
77 |
90 |
105 |
116 |
96 |
88.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Quarantinable diseases |
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Cholera |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Sexually transmissible infections |
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Chlamydial infection¶,** |
41,290 |
47,434 |
51,971 |
58,435 |
62,632 |
74,305 |
52,352.4 |
1.4 |
202.5 |
229.2 |
246.6 |
271.8 |
285.1 |
332.6 |
Donovanosis |
13 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Gonococcal infection** |
8,055 |
8,597 |
7,635 |
7,642 |
7,963 |
9,971 |
7,978.4 |
1.2 |
39.5 |
41.5 |
36.2 |
35.5 |
36.3 |
44.6 |
Syphilis – all**,†† |
1,939 |
2,205 |
2,769 |
2,695 |
2,708 |
2,364 |
2,463.2 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
10.7 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
10.6 |
Syphilis < 2 years duration** |
656 |
890 |
1,418 |
1,325 |
1,310 |
1,099 |
1,119.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration** |
1,283 |
1,315 |
1,351 |
1,370 |
1,398 |
1241 |
1,343.4 |
0.9 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
Syphilis – congenital** |
17 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
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Diphtheria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
17 |
22 |
17 |
25 |
19 |
24 |
20.0 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed)‡‡ |
4,638 |
3,327 |
10,600 |
9,223 |
59,090 |
13,419 |
17,375.6 |
0.8 |
22.7 |
16.1 |
50.3 |
42.9 |
269.0 |
60.1 |
Measles |
10 |
125 |
12 |
65 |
104 |
70 |
63.2 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Mumps |
240 |
275 |
582 |
285 |
165 |
95 |
309.4 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
Pertussis |
11,167 |
9,764 |
4,864 |
14,292 |
29,794 |
34,793 |
13,976.2 |
2.5 |
54.8 |
47.2 |
23.1 |
66.5 |
135.6 |
155.7 |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
1,691 |
1,451 |
1,476 |
1,628 |
1,557 |
1,644 |
1,560.6 |
1.1 |
8.3 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
Poliomyelitis |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Rubella |
29 |
59 |
34 |
36 |
27 |
44 |
37.0 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Rubella – congenital |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Tetanus |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Varicella zoster (chickenpox) |
16 |
1,622 |
1,667 |
1,799 |
1,753 |
1,743 |
1,710.3 |
1.0 |
NN |
18.5 |
18.6 |
19.6 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
Varicella zoster (shingles) |
7 |
1,178 |
1,562 |
2,326 |
2,716 |
2,978 |
1,945.5 |
1.5 |
NN |
13.5 |
17.5 |
25.4 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
Varicella zoster (unspecified) |
141 |
3,764 |
4,284 |
4,413 |
6,775 |
7,152 |
4,809.0 |
1.5 |
NN |
43.0 |
47.9 |
48.2 |
45.7 |
47.4 |
Vectorborne diseases |
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Arbovirus infection (NEC) |
27 |
30 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
24 |
18.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Barmah Forest virus infection |
1,317 |
2,130 |
1,712 |
2,087 |
1,480 |
1,471 |
1,745.2 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
10.3 |
8.1 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
Dengue virus infection |
219 |
189 |
314 |
563 |
1,406 |
1,201 |
538.2 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Kunjin virus infection¶¶ |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Malaria |
816 |
770 |
565 |
524 |
508 |
399 |
636.6 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection¶¶ |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ross River virus infection |
2,538 |
5,529 |
4,180 |
5,663 |
4,796 |
5,147 |
4,541.2 |
1.1 |
12.4 |
26.7 |
19.8 |
26.3 |
21.8 |
23.0 |
Zoonoses |
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Anthrax |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Australian bat lyssavirus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Brucellosis |
41 |
50 |
37 |
45 |
32 |
21 |
41.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Leptospirosis |
129 |
145 |
108 |
112 |
146 |
131 |
128.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
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 |
164 |
165 |
93 |
102 |
65 |
56 |
117.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Q fever |
352 |
411 |
449 |
376 |
310 |
323 |
379.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
Tularaemia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Other bacterial infections |
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Legionellosis |
331 |
349 |
307 |
272 |
302 |
298 |
312.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
Leprosy |
10 |
7 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Meningococcal infection*** |
393 |
318 |
305 |
286 |
259 |
230 |
312.2 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
Tuberculosis |
1,078 |
1,211 |
1,134 |
1,196 |
1,324 |
1,327 |
1,188.6 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
Total |
117,996 |
131,207 |
139,827 |
153,508 |
230,100 |
209,079 |
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The year in which diseases became notifiable to NNDSS in each jurisdiction is shown in Table 7.
Disease |
Year in which data first sent to Commonwealth | Period of national reporting | Exceptions to national reporting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | |||
* Data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System annual reports from 1991. First full year of reporting to Commonwealth is shown. Some diseases may have been notifiable to state or territory health departments before the dates shown here. † Includes paratyphoid in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. ‡ Includes neonatal ophthalmia in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Victoria. § Includes syphilis – congenital from 1991 to 2002. || Includes rubella – congenital from 1991 to 2002. ¶ Before 1997, includes Ross River virus infection, dengue virus infection and Barmah Forest virus infection. ** Flavivirus (NEC) replaced arbovirus (NEC) 1 January 2004. Arbovirus (NEC) replaced Flavivirus (NEC) in 2008. NN Not notifiable | ||||||||||
Bloodborne diseases |
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Hepatitis (NEC) |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | NN | 1991 to present | WA do not report |
Hepatitis B (newly acquired) |
1995 | 1993 | 1993 | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 to present | ACT did not report 1994 |
Hepatitis B (unspecified) |
1991 | 1991 | 2004 | 1994 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Hepatitis C (newly acquired) |
1995 | 1993 | 2005 | NN | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1993 to present | All jurisdictions except Qld |
Hepatitis C (unspecified) |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1994 | 1991 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 to present | Includes reports of incident hepatitis C, 1991 to 1994 |
Hepatitis D |
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1997 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 to present | WA did not report 1999–2000 |
Gastrointestinal diseases |
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Botulism |
1992 | 1998 | 1998 | 1997 | 1993 | 1992 | 1992 | 2001 | 1992 to present | State reporting started as shown |
Campylobacteriosis |
1991 | NN | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | NSW do not report |
Cryptosporidiosis |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 1996 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome |
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1997 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 to present | |
Hepatitis A |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Hepatitis E |
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 to present | WA did not report 1999–2000 |
Listeriosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1994 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | SA did not report 1991 NT did not report 1991–1993 |
Salmonellosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Shigellosis |
1991 | 2001 | 1991 | 1997 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | NSW did not report 1991–2000 Qld did not report 1991–2006 |
STEC, VTEC |
1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2002 | 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | 2001 | 1999 to present | Qld did not report 1991–2002 WA did not report 1999–2001 |
Typhoid† |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Quarantinable diseases |
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Cholera |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 to present | |
Plague |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Rabies |
1993 | 1997 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 to present | |
Smallpox |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 to present | |
Viral haemorrhagic fever |
1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Yellow fever |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Sexually transmissible infections |
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Chlamydial infection (NEC) |
1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 to present | NSW did not report 1994–1998 |
Donovanosis |
1991 | 2002 | 1991 | 1991 | 2002 | 1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | NSW and SA did not report 1991–2001 Tasmania did not report 1991–1992 |
Gonococcal infection‡ |
1991 | 1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Syphilis – all§ |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Syphilis < 2 years |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 to present | |
Syphilis > 2 years or unspecified duration |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 to present | |
Syphilis – congenital |
2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 to present | |
Vaccine preventable diseases |
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Diphtheria |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Haemophilus influenzae type b |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1994 | 1991 to present | WA did not report 1991–1993 |
Influenza (laboratory confirmed) |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Measles |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Mumps |
1992 | 1992 | 1995 | 1997–1998; 2002 | 1994 | 1995 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 to present | Qld did not report (1995–1996 & 1999–2000) |
Pertussis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Pneumococcal disease (invasive) |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Poliomyelitis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Rubella|| |
1991 | 1991 | 1993 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1992 | 1994 | 1993 to present | Tasmania did not report 1993–1994 |
Rubella – congenital |
2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 1997 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 to present | |
Tetanus |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1985 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | Qld did not report 1991–1993 |
Varicella zoster (chickenpox) |
2006 | NN | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2008 | 2006 | 2006 to present | All jurisdictions except NSW Reported by Victoria in September 2008 |
Varicella zoster (shingles) |
2006 | NN | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2008 | 2006 | 2006 to present | All jurisdictions except NSW Reported by Victoria in September 2008 |
Varicella zoster (unspecified) |
2006 | NN | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2008 | 2006 | 2006 to present | All jurisdictions except NSW Reported by Victoria in September 2008 |
Vectorborne diseases |
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Barmah Forest virus infection |
1995 | 1995 | 1997 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 to present | |
Dengue virus infection |
1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1995 | 1991 to present | ACT did not report 1991–1992 |
Arbovirus infection (NEC)¶,** |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | Includes JE, MVE and Kunjin 1991–2000 |
Japanese encephalitis virus infection |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Kunjin virus |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | Reported under MVE in ACT |
Malaria |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | Combined with Kunjin in ACT |
Ross River virus infection |
1993 | 1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1993 | 1993 | 1991 | 1991 | 1993 to present | |
Zoonoses |
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Anthrax |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 1991 | 2002 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Australian bat lyssavirus |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 1998 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Brucellosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Leptospirosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Lyssavirus (NEC) |
2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 1998 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 | 2001 to present | |
Ornithosis |
1991 | 2001 | 1991 | 1992 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | NSW did not report 1991–2000 Qld did not report 1997–2001 |
Q fever |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Tularaemia |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 | 2004 to present | |
Other bacterial infections |
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Legionellosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Leprosy |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Meningococcal infection |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
Tuberculosis |
1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 to present | |
The major changes in communicable disease notifications in 2010 are shown in Figure 3 as the ratio of notifications in 2009 to the mean number of notifications for the previous 5 years. Pertussis, gonococcal infection, chlamydial infection and salmonellosis all exceeded the expected range (5-year mean plus 2 standard deviations).
Figure 3: Total notifications of selected diseases reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in 2010, compared with the previous 5-year mean
Text version of Figure 3 (TXT 1 KB)
Data completeness
Data on the sex of cases was complete in 99.8% of notifications and age at onset in close to 100% of notifications (Table 8). In 2010, Indigenous status was complete in 54% of notifications, and varied by jurisdiction. Indigenous status was complete for 94% of data reported in the Northern Territory, 84% in South Australia and 90% in Western Australia. In the remaining jurisdictions, less than 60% of data were complete for Indigenous status.
| State or territory | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Aust | |
* Indigenous status is usually obtained from medical notification and completeness varies by disease and by state and territory. This reflects differences in notification requirements (i.e. depending on the jurisdiction, some diseases are primarily or completely notified by pathology laboratories rather than clinicians) and the fact that it is not possible to follow-up all cases for diseases with a large volume of notifications and/or not requiring specific case-based public health action. | |||||||||
Total notifications |
3,371 |
45,793 |
7,580 |
54,083 |
22,658 |
4,237 |
47,271 |
24,086 |
209,079 |
Sex |
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Unknown/ missing |
1 |
166 |
3 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
389 |
0 |
518 |
Per cent complete |
99.9 |
99.6 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.2 |
100.0 |
99.8 |
Age at onset |
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Unknown/ missing |
0 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
139 |
0 |
200 |
Per cent complete |
100.0 |
99.8 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
99.7 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
Indigenous status |
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Unknown/ missing |
2,335 |
33,368 |
450 |
30,905 |
3,747 |
1,783 |
22,437 |
2,386 |
95,933 |
Per cent complete |
30.7 |
27.1 |
94.1 |
42.9 |
83.5 |
57.9 |
52.5 |
90.1 |
54.1 |
Data completeness on Indigenous status also varied by disease as summarised in Appendix 3. There were 5 diseases for which notifications were 100% complete for Indigenous status.9 A further 9 diseases equalled or exceeded 90% completeness for Indigenous status. Of the 18 priority diseases agreed to by CDNA and the NSC in 2010 for improving Indigenous identification, nine had an Indigenous completeness that exceeded 90% (donovanosis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis A, meningococcal infection, congenital syphilis, syphilis < 2 years duration, leprosy, measles, and tuberculosis). The diseases for which there was less than 90% Indigenous completeness included hepatitis C (newly acquired), hepatitis B (newly acquired), dengue virus infection, gonococcal infection, pneumococcal disease (invasive), and shigellosis. In 2010, CDNA set target thresholds of 90% completeness for priority diseases and 80% completeness for the remainder of the notifiable diseases.
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