Meningococcal Surveillance Australia: Reporting period 1 January to 31 March 2026

Authors

  • Monica M Lahra The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for STI and AMR and Neisseria Reference Laboratory, NSW Health Pathology, Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
  • Sandra He School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
  • Tiffany R Hogan The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for STI and AMR and Neisseria Reference Laboratory, NSW Health Pathology, Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.055

Keywords:

antimicrobial resistance, disease surveillance, invasive meningococcal disease, Neisseria meningitidis

Abstract

The reference laboratories of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme (AMSP) report data on the number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) confirmed by laboratory testing using culture and molecular based techniques.

Data contained in quarterly reports are restricted to a description of case numbers of IMD by jurisdiction and serogroup, where known and expanded in 2024 to include antimicrobial resistance data for ceftriaxone, penicillin, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin. A full analysis of laboratory confirmations of IMD in each calendar year are contained in the AMSP annual reports.

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References

Australian Centre for Disease Control (Australian CDC), Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA). Invasive Meningococcal Disease: CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units. Canberra: Australian CDC; 1 July 2024. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov.au/resources/publications/invasive-meningococcal-disease-cdna-national-guidelines-public-health-units.

Lahra MM, Hogan TR. Meningococcal Surveillance Australia: reporting period 1 January to 31 March 2025. Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2025:49. doi: https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2025.49.045.

Lahra MM, Hogan TR. Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2019. Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2020:46. doi: https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.62.

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Published

25/08/26

How to Cite

Lahra, Monica, Sandra He, and Tiffany Hogan. 2026. “Meningococcal Surveillance Australia: Reporting Period 1 January to 31 March 2026”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 50 (August). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2026.50.055.

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