A weekly summary of communicable diseases notifications, investigations and issues in NSW. These reports include a summary of notifiable infections reported to NSW Public Health Units by doctors, hospitals and pathology laboratories.

Week      TopicsWeek starting
 51-52/2016
  • Measles - one new case in the Sydney cluster
  • Ross River virus - continuing increase in notifications from central NSW
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW.
19 and 26 December 2016
 50/2016
  • Measles - two new cases
  • Legionellosis - increase in L. pneumophila notifications and one fatal case; legionella discussion paper
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
12 December 2016
 49/2016
  • Measles - one new case
  • Ross River virus - increase in notifications
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW.
5 December 2016
 48/2016
  • Measles - one new case
  • Legionellosis - two new cases of L. longbeachae
  • HIV - Quarter 3/2016 data report released
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
28 November 2016
 47/2016
  • Pertussis – update
  • Viral gastroenteritis – high numbers of childcare centre outbreaks in November
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
21 November 2016
 45-46/2016
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease – increase in notifications
  • Ross River virus – early detection of arboviruses in mosquito surveillance
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW

7 and 14 November 2016

 44/2016
  • Viral Gastroenteritis - increased activity
  • Legionnaires' disease - release of Sydney CBD outbreaks report
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
31 October 2016
43/2016
  • Dengue and Chikungunya - travel warning
  • Meningococcal Disease - 4 new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
24 October 2016
 42/2016
  • Measles – one new case notified
  • Tuberculosis – investigation of an infected healthcare worker at Sydney Dental Hospital
  • Viral gastroenteritis – increase in activity
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
17 October 2016
 41/2016
  • Australian bat lyssavirus – public health warning
  • Infection control breaches in a Bankstown Dental Practice
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
10 October 2016
 40/2016
  • Commencement of the Australian Immunisation Register
  • Meningococcal Disease
  • Q fever
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
3 October 2016
39/2016
  • HIV – quarter 2 2016 surveillance update
  • Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease – two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
 26 September 2016
38/2016
  • Ross River virus – continuing cases and flood risk
  • Cryptosporidiosis – five cases linked to petting zoos
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
19 September 2016
37/2016
  • Zika virus - one new confirmed case
  • Gonorrhoea - increasing notifications
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
 12 September 2016
36/2016
  • Viral gastroenteritis - new norovirus strains discovered
  • Legionellosis - two new cases
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
5 September 2016
 35/2016
  • Pertussis
  • Listeriosis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
29 August 2016
 34/2016
  • Influenza
  • Menigococcal disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
22 August 2016
 33/2016
  • Viral gastroenteritis
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
15 August 2016
 32/2016
  • Australian bat lyssavirus
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
8 August 2016
 31/2016
  • Leprosy
  • Meningococcal conjunctivitis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
1 August 2016
 30/2016
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Salmonella Hvittingfoss
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
25 July 2016
 29/2016
  • Mumps – two new cases
  • Hepatitis C
  • NSW Zoonoses Annual Report
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
18 July 2016
 28/2016
  • Salmonella Hvittingfoss
  • Shigella
  • Impact of infection control breaches at four Sydney dental clinics
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
11 July 2016
 27/2016
  • Legionellosis
  • Invasive meningococcal disease
  • Gastroenteritis outbreaks in institutions
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
4 July 2016
 26/2016
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Influenza
  • Burkholderia cepacia
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
27 June 2016
 25/2016
  • OzFoodNet
  • Chlamydia
  • Shigellosis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
20 June 2016
 24/2016
  • Invasive pneumococcal disease
  • HIV – quarter 1 2016 surveillance update 
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
13 June 2016
 23/2016
  • Preparing for the Rio Olympics
  • STEC infection
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
5 June 2016
 22/2016
  • Hepatitis A
  • Influenza
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
30 May 2016
 21/2016
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Pertussis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
23 May 2016
 20/2016
  • Invasive meningococcal disease
  • Shigellosis
  • Legionnaires' disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
16 May 2016
 19/2016
  • Malaria
  • Cholera
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
9 May 2016
 18/2016
  • Legionellosis
  • Q fever
  • OzFoodNet
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
2 May 2016
 17/2016
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Mumps
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
25 April 2016
 16/2016
  • Legionnaires' disease
  • Invasive meningococcal disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
18 April 2016
 15/2016
  • Shigellosis
  • Hepatitis E
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
11 April 2016
 14/2016
  • Ciguatera fish poisoning
  • Dengue
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
4 April 2016
 13/2016
  • Legionnaires' disease
  • Measles
  • Listeriosis
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
28 March 2016
 12/2016
  • Influenza
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
21 March 2016
 11/2016
  • Tuberculosis
  • Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Hepatitis C
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
14 March 2016
 10/2016
  • Legionnaires' disease
  • Measles
  • Zika virus
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
7 March 2016
 09/2016
  • Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV)
  • Measles
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
29 February 2016
 08/2016
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum
  • Invasive meningococcal disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
22 February 2016
 07/2016
  • Mosquito-borne alphavirus infections
  • Zika virus infections
  • Lead notifications
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
15 February 2016
 06/2016
  • Shigellosis
  • Fever and unspecified infection presentations in infants
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
8 February 2016
 05/2016
  • Hepatitis D
  • Influenza
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
1 February 2016
 04/2016
  • Legionnaires' disease
  • Invasive meningococcal disease
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
25 January 2016
03/2016
  • Zika virus
  • Salmonella outbreak investigation
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
18 January 2016
 02/2016
  • Measles
  • Salmonella Saintpaul
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
11 January 2016
 01/2016
  • Hepatitis B
  • Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV)
  • Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
4 January 2016

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