VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 26.12.01

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Campylobacter spp.
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
Cyclospora
-
-
-
2*
-
2
-
-
Cryptosporidium
-
-
-
1*
-
1
-
-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

2*

-

2

2

*by microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

2*

-

2

3

*by microscopy

Norwalk

-

-

-

1*

-

1

4

by EM

Schistosoma
-
-
-
-
1
1
3
-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

2

2

3

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

2

3*

-

-

-

5

4

*prev positives
Ad7a,Ad8,Ad19

Herpes simplex
1
-
-
-
-
1
4
-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

B new

-

-

-

-

6

6

6

-

C new
-
-
-
-
30
30
43
-
D new
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax
-
-
-
1
-
1
3
-
P. falciparum
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
P. ovale
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
P.falc/ovale mixed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

3

-

-

-

-

3

5

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Herpes simplex

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-
Mumps
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Varicella zoster
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rashes
Barmah Forest Virus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
Measles
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

4

4

2

-
Rickettsia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

3

3

3

-

Varicella zoster
7
-
-
-
-
7
15

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Influenza B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

3*

6

9

4

* urinary antigen

M. tuberculosis

-

9

-

-

-

9

11

-

M. bovis BCG
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other mycobacteria
-
3*
-
-
-
3
-
M.ulcerans(x1),
M.abscessus(x2)
Mycoplasma
-
-
-
-
9
9
3
-
Parainfluenza
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pertussis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Psittacosis
-
-
-
-
2
2
3
-
Q fever
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Picornavirus
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-

RSV

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Skin/Mucosal Lesions

Herpes simplex
24
-
-
-
-
24
24
-

M. ulcerans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

-

-

-

5*

-

5

10

* DNA probe

Herpes simplex

20

-

-

-

-

20

13

-
N. gonorrhoeae
3
4
-
-
-
7
6
*1x urethral,
1x rectal,
lx throat,
2x urine,
1x vag/throat
Syphilis
-
-
-
-
13*
13
14
* 1x RPR >8

Varicella zoster

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-