Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 July to 30 September 2012 (updated)

Abstract

This version of the ASPREN Q3 2012 quarterly report, as published in CDI volume 37 issue 3, is an updated publication of the report; an earlier version of the Q3 2012 report was published in CDI volume 37 issue 1. Please be advised that minor differences in wording exist between the two published versions.

The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network was established in 1991 to provide a rapid, national, monitoring scheme for infectious diseases that can alert public health officials of epidemics before they arise. The network consists of general practitioners, throughout all 8 states and territories in Australia, who report presentations on a number of defined medical conditions each week. This report presents data from the third quarter of 2012 (1 July to 30 September) and includes the syndromic surveillance of influenza-like-illness, gastroenteritis, chicken pox, and shingles, and the virological surveillance of respiratory viruses including influenza A, influenza B, RSV and rhinovirus.