VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin
fortnight ending 21.12.2005

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Astrovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Campylobacter spp.

-

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

Cyclospora

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

3*

1

4

-

* microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

2*

-

2

-

* microscopy

Norovirus

20

-

-

-

-

20

2

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

* EM

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

14

14

5

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

16

16

16

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

5

-

-

-

-

5

2

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

C new

-

-

-

-

36

36

17

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

3

-

3

1

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P. malariae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P.falciparum/ovale

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Herpes simplex

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

2

2

2

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

12

-

-

-

-

12

21

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

2

-

-

-

2

4

-

-

Influenza B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

-

22

22

30

* Urinary Ag

M. tuberculosis

-

16

-

-

-

16

10

-

M. bovis BCG

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

2*

-

-

-

2

2

*M.kansasii,
M.szulgai

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

10

10

8

-

Parainfluenza

1

-

1

-

-

2

3

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

11

-

-

-

-

11

20

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

8

8

4

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

3

3

-

-

RSV

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

34

-

-

-

-

34

42

-

M. ulcerans

-

4

-

-

-

4

-

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

4

-

-

-

-

4

13

-

Herpes simplex

35

-

-

-

-

35

25

-

N. gonorrhoeae

4

1

-

-

-

5

5

1x urethral,
2 x rectal,
1x throat
1 x urine

Syphilis

1

-

-

-

13*

14

16

*1 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-