Communicable Diseases Intelligence volume 2 issue 14 - Reporting period 29 June to 12 July 1978 - whole issue

Abstract

Whole-issue pdf, comprising:

Articles
Australian encephalitis. [brief article on current surveillance in Australia]
Infant botulism. "Our report on infant botulism (CDI 9/78) inspired Dr L.K. Shield, Dr R.G. Wilkinson and Dr M. Ritchie to report a case of their own. The following is extracted from a letter that will soon appear in the Medical Journal of Australia, and is published with permission." [continues..]
Food poisoning from oysters. [Sydney, N.S.W.] [See update in Issue 15, page 1]
Campylobacter outbreaks in USA

Errata
Yersinia enterocolitica - correction. [see Issue 12, pages 3-4 ]

Notes from the Editor
Human salmonellosis. "The tables in this bulletin include data on the cases of human salmonellosis reported to the CDI for June. A total of 316 isolates were reported, and the trends observed in April continued. S. typhimurium represented 41% of the total, and infections in children up to the age of 5 years comprised 53% of the reports." [end]
Virus tables. "It was not possible to prepare the virus tables in time for this Issue. These will be included in the next issue. [end]

Human Salmonellosis Cases
June 1978

Notifiable Diseases in the States and Territories of Australia
List A - Communicable diseases notified by medical practitioners, hospitals or diagnostic laboratories. Week ended 09.06.1978
List B - Communicable diseases and agents notified after hospital and laboratory diagnosis. Week ended 09.06.1978
List A - Communicable diseases notified by medical practitioners, hospitals or diagnostic laboratories. Week ended 02.06.1978
List B - Communicable diseases and agents notified after hospital and laboratory diagnosis. Week ended 02.06.1978
List A - Communicable diseases notified by medical practitioners, hospitals or diagnostic laboratories. Week ended 26.05.1978
List B - Communicable diseases and agents notified after hospital and laboratory diagnosis. Week ended 26.05.1978
[See errata in Bulletin 15, page 4]