Communicable Diseases Intelligence volume 2 issue 16 - Reporting period 27 July to 9 August 1978 - whole issue

Abstract

Whole-issue pdf, comprising:

Articles
Suspect influenza A/USSR in Brisbane. [See update in Issue 17, page 4]
Influenza B at an Armidale (N.S.W.) school
Botulism from canned salmon in the U.K. [See previous article in Issue 15, page 1]
Viruses in faeces from patients with gastroenteritis following the consumption of oysters. [See previous article Issue 15, page 1]
Enterovirus eye infection. [Perth, W.A.]
Human salmonellosis. "The cases of human salmonellosis reported for July 1978 are tabled in this issue. There was a decrease in the total number of isolates from 316 in June to 232 in July (24% drop), and apart from s. t yphimurium, no serotypes predominated." [end]
Case reports. The following is a report on 5 interesting cases provided by Dr E. Reiss-Levy, St George Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney.
1. Herpes simplex encephalitis
2. Fatal neonatal herpes simplex
3. B-lactamase producing gonococcus
4. Scrub tyhus
5. Chancroid

Note from the Editor
Since preparation of this Bulletin, one of the 4 patients suffering from botulism from the canned salmon has died. [see article in this Issue]

Human Salmonellosis Cases
July 1978

Australia - Communicable Diseases Intelligence
Reporting Period - 27/07/1978 to 09/08/1978 Bulletin Number 78/16