VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 02.08.2008

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Astrovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Campylobacter spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cyclospora

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

1*

-

1

-

* by microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Norovirus

103

-

-

-

-

103

71

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

8

8

6

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

1

1

12

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

2

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

Varicella zoster

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

2

2

4

-

C new

-

-

-

-

6

6

19

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

1

-

1

3

-

P. malariae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P.falciparum/malariae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

1

-

-

-

-

1

6

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

1

-

-

-

-

1

4

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

2

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

3

3

4

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

-

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

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

1*

-

1

5

* urinary ag

M. tuberculosis

-

18

-

-

-

18

10

-

M. bovis BCG

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

1*

-

-

-

1

3

M. xenopi

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

8

8

5

-

Parainfluenza

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

11

-

-

-

-

11

23

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

2

2

6

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RSV

1

-

-

-

-

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

28

-

-

-

-

28

36

-

M. ulcerans

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

8

-

-

-

-

8

11

-

Herpes simplex

12

-

-

-

-

12

11

-

N. gonorrhoeae

6

1

-

-

-

7

3
3x urethral,
4x urine

Syphilis

2

-

-

-

25*

27

29

*6 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-