VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 20.12.2006

 

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

-

Cyclospora

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

1*

1

2

1

*microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Norovirus

84

-

-

-

-

84

114

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

3*

-

3

5

* by EM

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

13

13

4

-

Shigella

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

5

5

3

-

 

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

5

5

10

-

C new

-

-

-

-

32

32

33

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

4

-

4

2

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P. ovale

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

P.falciparum/vivax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

9

-

-

-

-

9

5

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

19

-

-

-

-

19

-

-

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Legionella spp

-

1

-

-

18

19

4

-

M. tuberculosis

-

17

-

-

-

17

13

-

M. bovis BCG

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

4*

-

-

-

4

-

*1x M.avium
1x M.xenopi
1x M.marinum

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

6

6

11

-

Parainfluenza

4

-

-

-

-

4

1

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

11

-

-

-

-

11

15

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

6

6

4

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RSV

7

-

-

-

-

7

-

-
 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Skin/Mucosal Lesions

Herpes simplex

54

-

-

-

-

54

40

-

M. ulcerans

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

8

-

-

-

-

8

14

-

Herpes simplex

32

-

-

-

-

32

25

-

N. gonorrhoeae

7

3

-

-

-

10

11

6x urethral,
2 x rectal,
1x throat,
1x urine

Syphilis

3

-

-

-

24*

27

31

*7 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

-