VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 24.12.2003

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Campylobacter spp.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cyclospora
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cryptosporidium
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Echinococcus granulosis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-
2*
1
3
3
* by microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

1*

-

1

1

* by microscopy

Norovirus (prev. Norwalk )

28

-

-

2*

-

30

20

* by EM

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-
Salmonella spp.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Schistosoma
-
-
-
-
4
4
-
-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex
2
-
-
-
-
2
-
-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

10

10

6

-

C new
-
-
-
-
31
31
33
-
D new
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax
-
-
-
1
-
1
2
-
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

5

-

-

-

-

5

1

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Herpes simplex

3

-

-

-

-

3

3

-
Mumps
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Varicella zoster
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Rashes
Barmah Forest Virus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

-
Measles
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

2

2

3

-
Rickettsia
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

Varicella zoster
12
-
-
-
-
12
12

-

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

-

-

-

-

9

9

6

-

M. tuberculosis

-

17

-

-

-

17

16

-

M. bovis BCG
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Other significant mycobacteria
-
1*
-
-
-
3
-
* M. shimoidei
Mycoplasma
-
-
-
-
20
20
5
-
Parainfluenza
4
-
-
-
-
4
2
-
Pertussis
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Picornavirus
13
-
-
-
-
13
12
-
Psittacosis
-
-
-
-
4
4
8
-
Q fever
-
-
-
-
1
1
2
-

RSV

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Skin/Mucosal Lesions

Herpes simplex
25
-
-
-
-
25
16
-
M. ulcerans
-
3
-
-
-
3
-
-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

9

-

-

-

-

9

10

-

Herpes simplex

34

-

-

-

-

34

31

-
N. gonorrhoeae
1
4
-
-
-
5
8
*1x urethral,
2x rectal,
1x throat,
1x urine
Syphilis
-
-
-
-
12
12
16
* 2 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-