VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 30.12.2009

 

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

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Norovirus

111

-

-

-

-

111

34

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

10

10

6

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

8

8

17

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

N. gonorrhoeae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Treponema pallidum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

2

2

8

-

B new

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

C new

-

-

-

-

8

8

14

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

P. ovale

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P.malariae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

7

-

-

-

-

7

4

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

3

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

4

-

-

-

-

4

4

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

4

4

-

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

10

-

-

-

-

10

19

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

1

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

Influenza B

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Legionella spp

-

2

-

3*

4

9

3

* urinary ag

M. tuberculosis

-

24

-

-

-

24

17

-

M. bovis BCG

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

1*

-

-

-

1

-

* M. marinum

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

29

29

23

-

Parainfluenza

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

20

-

-

-

-

20

-

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

1

1

4

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

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

23

-

-

-

-

23

45

-

M. ulcerans

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

9

-

-

-

-

9

17

-

Herpes simplex

28

-

-

-

-

28

31

-

N. gonorrhoeae

9

3

-

-

-

12

9

*1x urethral,
7 x rectql,
1x throat,
3 x urine

Syphilis

-

-

-

-

16*

16

32

*3 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

-