Communicable Diseases Intelligence · 2009 · 274 citations · 10 references
In 2007, Australia had 69 nationally notifiable diseases and conditions. States and territories reported 146,991 notifications—a 5% increase from 2006—most frequently sexually transmissible infections (43%), gastrointestinal diseases (21%), and vaccine‑preventable diseases (17%), along with 19,570 bloodborne, 6,823 vectorborne, 1,762 other bacterial, 687 zoonoses, and 3 quarantinable disease notifications. The report is cited as Commun Dis Intell 2009;33:89–153.
In 2007, 69 diseases and conditions were nationally notifiable in Australia. States and territories reported a total of 146,991 notifications of communicable diseases to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, an increase of 5% on the number of notifications in 2006. In 2007, the most frequently notified diseases were sexually transmissible infections (62,474 notifications, 43% of total notifications), gastrointestinal diseases (30,325 notifications, 21% of total notifications) and vaccine preventable diseases (25,347 notifications, 17% of total notifications). There were 19,570 notifications of bloodborne diseases; 6,823 notifications of vectorborne diseases; 1,762 notifications of other bacterial infections; 687 notifications of zoonoses and 3 notifications of quarantinable diseases. Commun Dis Intell 2009;33:89–153.
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The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
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