Tuberculosis notifications in Australia, 2002

Authors

  • Gina Samaan Department of Health and Ageing, GPO Box 9848 (MDP 6), Canberra ACT 2601
  • Paul Roche Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • Jenean Spencer Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
  • National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee Krause

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2003.27.73

Keywords:

tuberculosis, surveillance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, disease surveillance

Abstract

In 2002, there were 1,028 cases of tuberculosis (TB) reported to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, of which 997 were new cases, 30 were relapses and 1 unknown. The incidence rate of TB in Australia in 2002 was 5.2 cases per 100,000 population. The highest incidence of TB was reported in people born overseas (20.2 cases per 100,000 population), followed by Indigenous Australians (8.5 cases per 100,000 population). By contrast, the incidence rate of TB in the non-Indigenous Australian-born population was 1.1 cases per 100,000 population. This pattern of TB incidence rates amongst the sub-populations of Australia has been observed for over 10 years. The rates were evaluated against the performance indicators set by the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee to ensure that Australia's record of TB control is maintained and improved. Commun Dis Intell 2003;27:448-457.

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Published

31/12/03

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Samaan, Gina, Paul Roche, Jenean Spencer, and National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee Krause. 2003. “Tuberculosis Notifications in Australia, 2002”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 27 (December):448-57. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2003.27.73.

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Vol. 27 (2003)

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Annual report

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