Communicable and vaccine-preventable conditions under surveillance by the APSU: 2005 update

Authors

  • Yvonne Zurynski Assistant Director, 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, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Paula A Cronin Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Elizabeth J Elliott Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales; Discipline of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales

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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.30

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. Studies of communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases are supported 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 2005.

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Elliott, E, Cronin P, Rose D, Zurynski Y (Eds). APSU Annual Report 2004. Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, 2005; ISSN:1443–3524.

Zurynski Y, Cronin P, Elliott E. Communicable and vaccine-preventable conditions under surveillance by the APSU: 2004 update. Commun Dis Intell 2005; 29:407–411.

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01/09/06

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Zurynski, Yvonne, Paula A Cronin, and Elizabeth J Elliott. 2006. “Communicable and Vaccine-Preventable Conditions under Surveillance by the APSU: 2005 Update”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 30 (September):341-44. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.30.

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Vol. 30 (2006)

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