Communicable Diseases Intelligence volume 2 issue 10 - Reporting period 4-17 May 1978 - whole issue

Abstract

Whole-issue pdf, comprising:

Articles
Case of typhoid in N.S.W. [See follow-up report in Bulletin 12, page 2]
Epidemic polyarthritis. "Serological results indicate that the annual epidemic of polyarthritis due to Ross River virus peaked in March-April. In this issue, 36 patients from all over Queensland have been reported. Most were diagnosed by the presence of IgM and a history of polyarthritis and the great majority were in the 25-59 age group." [end]
Hygiene in international aviation
Bronchiolitis in Brisbane. "In late April and early May, respiratory syncytial virus was isolated from 19 children and 2 adults with· bronchiolitis. Good correlation between isolation results and the rapid fluorescent antibody test has been obtained on those patients from whom a nasopharyngeal aspirate was collected." [end]
Hepatitis B survey. "The increased number of Hepatitis B cases by the I.M.V.S. in Adelaide represents a survey of Vietnamese refugees entering Australia. In all, 132 identifications were made." [end]

Australia - Communicable Diseases Intelligence
Reporting Period - 04/05/1978 to 17/05/1978 Bulletin Number 78/10

Notifiable Diseases in the States and Territories of Australia

List A - Communicable diseases notified by medical practitioners, hospitals or diagnostic laboratories. Week ended 21.04.1978
List B - Communicable diseases and agents notified after hospital and laboratory diagnosis. Week ended 21.04.1978