Communicable and vaccine-preventable conditions under surveillance by the APSU: 2004 update

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, Sydney, New South Wales
  • Paula 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 and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales; The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2005.29.48

Keywords:

paediatric surveillance, paediatric communicable diseases, rare disease

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 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 vaccine preventable diseases studied through the APSU in 2004.

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Published

01/12/05

How to Cite

Zurynski, Yvonne, Paula Cronin, and Elizabeth J Elliott. 2005. “Communicable and Vaccine-Preventable Conditions under Surveillance by the APSU: 2004 Update”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 29 (December):407-11. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2005.29.48.

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Vol. 29 (2005)

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Annual report

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