Communicable Diseases Weekly Report (CDWR)

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

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

Week ending	Topics
52-2019 28 December 2019	Activity report combined with Week 1, 2020.
51-2019 21 December 2019	Recent NSW Health alerts and advice Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
48-2019 30 November 2019	Invasive meningococcal disease – one new case Pertussis – update on seasonal activity Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
43-2019 26 October 2019	Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease – 2016-2018 NSW Surveillance and Register report Salmonella Weltevreden– recall expanded Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
39-2019 28 September 2019	Infectious syphilis – increase in notifications in females Invasive meningococcal disease – two new cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
35-2019 31 August 2019	Viral gastroenteritis – elevated institutional outbreaks and hospital visits Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
34-2019 24 August 2019	Measles – three new imported cases Invasive meningococcal disease – three new cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
32-2019 10 August 2019	Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli – two unrelated cases reported Chikungunya – one new case reported Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
30-2019 27 July 2019	Invasive meningococcal disease – six new cases in the reporting week NSW STI Strategy 2016 – 2020: January to December 2018 Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
29-2019 20 July 2019	Viral hepatitis – World Hepatitis Day Hepatitis B and C – 2018 data report available HIV – Innovative NSW strategies feature in global report Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
27- 2019 6 July 2019	Ciguatera fish poisoning – two suspected clusters Measles – one traveller infectious in NSW Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
25- 2019 22 June 2019	Invasive meningococcal disease – three new cases in the reporting week Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
24-2019 15 June 2019	Hendra virus – one new case in a horse Meningococcal disease – one new case Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
23-2019 8 June 2019	Shigellosis- nine new cases Measles – one new case Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
22-2019 1 June 2019	Measles – one new imported case Dengue – four new imported cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
19-2019 11 May 2019	Cholera - one new case Measles – one new case Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
18-2019 04 May 2019	Listeriosis - two new cases Measles – two new cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
16-2019 20 April 2019	Measles – one new case in Western NSW Legionellosis – two new cases reported; potting mix warning Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
14-2019 06 April 2019	Measles – six new cases Hepatitis A – two new cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
13-2019 30 March 2019	Paratyphoid – six new cases Legionellosis – two new cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
10-2019 09 March 2019	Invasive meningococcal disease – one new case Pertussis (Whooping Cough) – summary of NSW cases Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
09-2019 02 March 2019	Measles – three new cases Gonorrhoea – rising number of notifications Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
08-2019 23 February 2019	Tetanus – one new case Listeriosis – one new case Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
07-2019 16 February 2019	Leprosy– one new case Salmonella Typhimurium – increasing notifications Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
06-2019 09 February 2019	Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease – one new case Measles – one new NSW case and alert for airline passengers Invasive meningococcal disease – case confirmed in an infant Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
04-2019 26 January 2019	Measles – three new cases reported this week NSW STI strategy 2016 – 2020: January to June 2018 data report NSW Tuberculosis report 2017 Summary of notifiable conditions activity in NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW
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 NSW