Communicable Diseases Intelligence volume 21 issue 4 - 20 February 1997-whole issue

Abstract

Disclaimer: This whole-issue PDF contains one or more 'Policy and Guidelines' items on pp. 77–79, as originally published. The views expressed in each such item are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal or the Australian Centre for Disease Control. While each 'Policy and Guidelines' item was drafted with consideration to the then-available information on the condition(s) addressed within, it may not be complete and may not represent the currently understood best practice for the referenced condition(s). Readers are advised to refer to the most recent guidance on this matter, where such guidance exists and where its authoritativeness can be established. The guidelines contained within this whole-issue PDF do not replace the need for clinical judgment to be exercised for each individual circumstance, nor the necessity for expert advice to be obtained as appropriate.  

Contents

Epidemiology and prevention of pneumococcal disease
Hepatitis A outbreak in New South Wales
A case of human anthrax in Victoria
Notices to readers (Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network; WHO International Travel and Health Vaccination Requirements and Health Advice, 1997 Edition)
Communicable Diseases Surveillance: focus topic (pertussis epidemic, hepatitis A notifications)
Communicable Diseases Surveillance: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System tables, 22 January to 4 February 1997
HIV and AIDS surveillance, reporting period 1 to 30 September 1996, assessed as at 31 December 1996
Communicable Diseases Surveillance: Australian Sentinel Practice Research Network report tables, weeks 4 and 5, 1997
Communicable Diseases Surveillance: Laboratory Serology and Virology Reporting Scheme tables, 16 to 29 January 1997
Overseas briefs (bubonic plague, meningitis)