VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 29.12.2010

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Enteric Pathogens

Astrovirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Campylobacter spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Norovirus

5

-

-

-

-

5

18

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Shigella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

11

11

6

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

2

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

N. gonorrhoeae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Treponema pallidum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

2

2

2

-

C new

-

-

-

-

10

10

23

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

2

-

2

1

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P. falciparum/vivax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

P.malariae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Neurological

Enteroviruses

16

-

-

-

-

16

18

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

1

1

2

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

Measles

1

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

7

7

4

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

8

-

-

-

-

8

12

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

2

3

-

-

2

5

7

-

Influenza B

2

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

-

3

3

6

-

M. tuberculosis

-

25

-

-

-

25

16

-

M. bovis BCG

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

1*

-

-

-

1

-

*M. marinum

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

23

23

21

-

Parainfluenza

3

-

-

-

-

3

4

-

Pertussis

2

-

-

-

-

2

6

-

Picornavirus

20

-

-

-

-

20

31

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

8

8

8

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RSV

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-
 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Skin/Mucosal Lesions

Herpes simplex

24

-

-

-

-

24

24

-

M. ulcerans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

9

-

-

-

-

9

14

-

Herpes simplex

22

-

-

-

-

22

22

-

N. gonorrhoeae

5

5

-

-

-

10

9

*5x urogenital,
1x rectal,
2 x throat,
2 x urine

Syphilis

2

-

-

-

17*

19

27

*8 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-