Trends in potential exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus in South East Queensland, 1996 to 2003

Authors

  • Megan K Young Public Health Registrar, Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, PO Box 333, Archerfield, QLD 4108.
  • Bradley J McCall Public Health Physician, Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Brisbane, Queensland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2004.28.27

Keywords:

lyssavirus, Australian bat lyssavirus, epidemiology, Australia

Abstract

This study examined trends in notifications of potential exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus reported to the Brisbane Southside Public Health Unit, Australia between 1 November 1996 and 31 January 2003. Notification rates declined among all population groups and potential exposures were notified more promptly. Concern exists regarding possible under-reporting of potential exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus especially among volunteer bat carers. Commun Dis Intell 2004;28:258-260.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Gould AR, Hyatt AD, Lunt R, Kattenbelt JA, Hengstberger S, Blacksell SD. Characterisation of a novel lyssavirus isolated from Pteropid bats in Australia. Virus Res 1998;54:165-187.

Hanna JN, Carney IK, Smith GA, Tannenberg AE, Deverill JE, Botha JA, et al. Australian bat lyssavirus infection: a second human case, with a long incubation period. Med J Aust 2000;172:597-599.

McCall BJ, Epstein JH, Neill AS, Heel K, Field H, Barrett J, et al. Potential exposure to Australian bat lyssavirus, Queensland, 1996-1999. Emerg Infect Dis 2000;6:259-264.

Scott JG. Australian bat lyssavirus: the public health response to an emerging infection. Med J Aust 2000;172:573-574.

Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2000 estimated resident population by Statistical Local Area. Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue No. 3235.3. Canberra, Australia: The Organization, 2000.

SPSS Inc. SPSS® for Windows ™ version 11.5: A Statistical Package for Social Sciences (computer program). 2002. Chicago, Illinois.

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation. Australian Immunisation Handbook 8th edition. Australian Government Printing Service, 2003. pp. 65-72.

Downloads

Published

30/06/04

How to Cite

Young, Megan K, and Bradley J McCall. 2004. “Trends in Potential Exposure to Australian Bat Lyssavirus in South East Queensland, 1996 to 2003”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 28 (June):258-60. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2004.28.27.

Issue

Vol. 28 (2004)

Section

Short report

Categories

License

Copyright (c) 2004 Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>