Communicable Diseases Weekly Report (CDWR) - 2016

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	Topics	Week 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