Australia's notifiable diseases status, 2004: annual report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System

Authors

  • Keflemariam Yohannes Surveillance Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Paul W Roche Surveillance Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • April Roberts Surveillance Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Conan Liu Surveillance Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Simon Firestone Surveillance Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Mark Bartlett Surveillance, Communicable Diseases Branch, NSW Health Department, North Sydney, New South Wales
  • Iain East Epidemiology and Modelling Section, Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Brynley P Hull National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Martyn D Kirk OzFoodNet, Food Standards Australia New Zealand and Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Glenda L Lawrence National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Ann McDonald National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Peter B McIntyre National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Robert I Menzies National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Helen E Quinn National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Westmead, New South Wales
  • Claire Vadjic National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.1

Keywords:

Australia, communicable diseases, epidemiology, surveillance

Abstract

In 2004, 60 diseases and conditions were nationally notifiable in Australia. States and Territories reported a total of 110,929 cases of communicable diseases to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS): an increase of 4 per cent on the number of notifications in 2003. In 2004, the most frequently notified diseases were sexually transmissible infections (46,762 cases; 42% of total notifications), gastrointestinal diseases (25,247 cases; 23% of total notifications) and bloodborne diseases (19,191 cases; 17% of total notifications). There were 13,206 notifications of vaccine prevent- able diseases, 6,000 notifications of vectorborne diseases, 1,799 notifications of other bacterial infections (includes, legionellosis, leprosy, meningococcal infections and tuberculosis) and 877 notifications of zoonotic diseases. Commun Dis Intell 2006;30:1–79.

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Yohannes, Keflemariam, Paul W Roche, April Roberts, Conan Liu, Simon Firestone, Mark Bartlett, Iain East, et al. 2006. “Australia’s Notifiable Diseases Status, 2004: Annual Report of the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 30 (March):1-79. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2006.30.1.

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