Communicable Diseases Intelligence volume 4 issue 12 - 20 June 1980 - whole issue

Abstract

Whole-issue pdf, comprising:

Virus Reporting Scheme
Erratum from CDI 80/13, page 6
"The references in both the tables and page 1 to an isolation of Norwalk agent (virus code 1566) was incorrect. The entry should have read 1556, cytomegalovirus" [end]

Article
Salmonella outbreak in South Australia
Botulism or snakebite? [Brisbane, Qld.]
Toxic-shock syndrome - United States. [see follow-up article CDI 80/16 page 7-8]
WHO food virology programme

Notice of publication
Rapid laboratory diagnosis. [new WHO Offset Publication No.47 "Manual for Rapid Laboratory Viral Diagnosis" now available]

Notification
B-lactamase producing N. gonorrhoeae
[brief notice of four further isolations in Australia]

Corrigendum
CDI 80/11. Page 5 - "Erythema Infectiosum" (Fifth Disease). In the first paragraph it was stated that "CDI is unaware of any such reports in Australia". "The Editor of the Medical Journal of Australia has drawn our attention to an article on this disease by J. Keipert (MJA (1978) 1: 454-455) in which three cases were reported." [end]

Australia - Communicable Diseases Intelligence
Reporting Period - 29/05/1980 to 11/06/1980 Bulletin Number 80/12