Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report volume 38 issue 2 June 2014-whole issue

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Contents
Editorial
Polio anywhere is a risk everywhere

Original articles
Australia’s polio risk

Ross River virus infection surveillance in the Greater Perth Metropolitan area – has there been an increase in cases in the winter months?

Annual reports
Arboviral diseases and malaria in Australia, 2011–12: Annual report of the National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee

Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2013: the Influenza Complications Alert Network

Quarterly reports
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 1 January to 31 March 2014

Australian childhood immunisation coverage, 1 July to 30 September cohort, assessed as at 31 December 2013

Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2014

Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 January to 31 March 2014

Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 January to 31 March 2013

HIV surveillance, 1 April to 30 June 2013

HIV surveillance, 1 July to 30 September 2013

HIV surveillance, 1 October to 31 December 2013

Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance Australia, 1 January to 31 March 2014

Revised surveillance case definition

Call for reviewers