This report summarises NSW vector-borne disease (VBD) surveillance data for notifiable arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) and other notifiable arthropod-borne diseases for 2016. The report notes changes in notifications over time and describes likely areas of disease acquisition for both local and exotic infections.
There were no reports of human infection due to MVE virus, Kunjin virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, or yellow fever virus. All reports of infection with exotic vector-borne infections were believed to have been acquired overseas.