Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report volume 41 issue 1 - March 2017 - whole issue

Abstract

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Contents
Invited commentary
Developing research priorities for Australia’s response to infectious disease emergencies

Original articles
Influenza testing trends in surveillance general practices in Victoria 2007 to 2014

An outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul gastroenteritis after attending a school camp in the Northern Territory, Australia

An outbreak of salmonellosis associated with duck prosciutto at a Northern Territory restaurant

The molecular epidemiology of norovirus outbreaks in Victoria, 2014 to 2015

Evaluation of bacille Calmette-Guérin immunisation programs in Australia

Community acquired syndromes causing morbidity and mortality in Australia

Policy and guidelines
Revised surveillance case definitions: Diphtheria; Varicella-zoster infection (not elsewhere classified)

Annual reports
Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2015

Immunisation coverage annual report, 2014

Quarterly reports
OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 October to 31 December 2014

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 1 October to 31 December 2016

Australian childhood immunisation coverage, 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016 cohort, assessed as at 30 September 2016

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 July to 30 September 2016

The Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 October to 31 December 2016

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 October to 31 December 2016

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