VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 22.12.2004

 

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

3

-

Cyclospora

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

1*

1

2

3

* microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

2*

-

2

6

* microscopy

Norovirus
(prev. Norwalk )

42

-

-

-

-

42

74

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

3

3

5

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

2

-

-

-

-

2

3

-

Varicella zoster

1

-

-

-

-

1

3

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

6

6

5

-

C new

-

-

-

-

22

22

25

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

5

-

5

2

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

11

-

-

-

-

11

5

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

3

-

-

-

-

3

1

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

2

2

2

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

9

-

-

-

-

9

8

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Influenza B

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

-

11

11

6

-

M. tuberculosis

-

18

-

-

-

18

7

-

M. bovis BCG

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

2*

-

-

-

2

3
* M.kansasii

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

16

16

9

-

Parainfluenza

3

-

-

-

-

3

3

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

14

-

-

-

-

14

9

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

7

7

7

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

10

-

-

-

-

10

34

-

M. ulcerans

-

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

11

-

-

-

-

11

8

-

Herpes simplex

31

-

-

-

-

31

31

-

N. gonorrhoeae

6

4

-

-

-

10

9

6 x urethral,
1 x rectal,
3 x throat

Syphilis

2

-

-

-

10*

12

11

*2 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-