VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 31.12.2008

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Astrovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Campylobacter spp.

-

2

-

-

-

2

-

-

Cyclospora

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

3*

1

4

-

*microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

2*

-

2

-

*microscopy

Norovirus

43

-

-

-

-

43

58

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

2

2

10

-

 

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

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

N. gonorrhoeae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Treponema pallidum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

6

6

9

-

C new

-

-

-

-

6

6

24

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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

2

-

-

-

-

2

6

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Herpes simplex

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

--

-

1

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

4

-

-

-

-

4

3

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

7

7

2

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

17

-

-

-

-

17

9

-

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

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

1*

9

10

3

* urinary ag

M. tuberculosis

-

16

-

-

-

16

16

-

M. bovis BCG

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

10

10

6

-

Parainfluenza

8

-

-

-

-

8

6

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

37

-

-

-

-

37

36

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

1

1

4

-

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

40

-

-

-

-

40

50

-

M. ulcerans

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

8

-

-

-

-

8

11

-

Herpes simplex

11

-

-

-

-

11

11

-

N. gonorrhoeae

6

1

-

-

-

7

8

* 3x urethral,
3 x rectal,
1x urine

Syphilis

4

-

-

-

39*

43

23

*18 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-