Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit annual report, 2006

Authors

  • Yvonne Zurynski Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales; Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales
  • Elizabeth J Elliott Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales; Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales; The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2008.32.6

Keywords:

paediatric surveillance, paediatric communicable diseases

Abstract

The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) conducts national active surveillance of rare diseases of childhood, including infectious and vaccine preventable diseases, genetic disorders, childhood injuries and mental health conditions. The study of communicable and vaccine preventable diseases is supported in part by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing through its communicable diseases program. This report is a summary of surveillance results for communicable and/or vaccine preventable diseases studied through the APSU in 2006

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Zurynski YA, Peadon E, Bower C, Elliott EJ. Impacts of national surveillance for uncommon conditions in childhood. J Paediatr Child Health 2007;43:724–731.

Grenier D, Elliott EJ, Zurynski Y, Rodrigues Perera R, Preece M, Lynn R, et al. Beyond counting numbers: Public health impacts of national paediatric surveillance units. Arch Dis Child 2007;92:527–533.

Thorley BR, Brussen KA, Elliott EJ, Kelly HA. Vigilance is required for Australia to remain polio free. Med J Aust 2006;184:474–475.

McDonald A, Zurynski Y, Nadew K, Elliott E, Kaldor J, Ziegler J. Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Australia, 1982–2005. J Paediatr Child Health 2007;43:A11.

Elliott EJ, Jones CA, Mews C, Hardikar A, Kesson AM, Polis S, et al. Reported risk factors for hepatitis C virus Infection in Australian children: Results of National Surveillance. J Paediatr Child Health 2005;41 Suppl:S3.

Hardikar W, Elliott EJ, Jones CA. The silent infection: should we be testing for perinatal hepatitis C and, if so, how? Med J Aust 2006;184:54–55.

Blyth CC, Palasanthiran P, Best E, Jones C, Daley AJ, Burgner D, et al. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection: results from a national surveillance study. J Paediatr Child Health 2006;42:A11.

Peadon E, Burgner D, Nissen M, Buttery J, Zurynski Y, Elliott E, et al. Case for varicella surveillance in Australia. J Paediatr Child Health 2006;42:663–664.

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Published

01/03/08

How to Cite

Zurynski, Yvonne, and Elizabeth J Elliott. 2008. “Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit Annual Report, 2006”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 32 (March):52-56. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2008.32.6.

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Vol. 32 (2008)

Section

Annual report

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