Revised surveillance case definitions: brucellosis and Flavivirus infection (unspecified) including Zika virus

Abstract

The Case Definitions Working Group (CDWG) is a subcommittee of the CDNA and comprises members representing all states and territories, the Australian Government Department of Health, the Public Health Laboratory Network, OzFoodNet, the Kirby Institute, the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance and other communicable disease experts. CDWG develops and revises surveillance case definitions for all diseases reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Surveillance case definitions incorporate laboratory, clinical and epidemiological elements as appropriate.
The following case definitions have been reviewed by CDWG and endorsed by CDNA.
The implementation date for the brucellosis case definition is 1 July 2016, while the implementation date for the flavivirus infection (unspecified) including Zika virus case definition is 1 January 2016. Both supersede any previous versions.