VIDRL Fortnightly Surveillance Bulletin

fortnight ending 11.11.2012

 

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

-

-

-

1

2

-

Cryptosporidium

-

-

-

1*

-

1

-

* by microscopy

Echinococcus granulosis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Entamoeba histolytica

-

-

-

1*

-

1

-

* by microscopy

Giardia lamblia

-

-

-

1*

-

1

-

* by microscopy

Norovirus

23

-

-

-

-

23

31

-

Rotavirus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Salmonella spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Schistosoma

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

Shigella

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Strongyloides

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

-

 

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Eye Infections

Adenovirus

4

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

Chlamydia trachomatis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

N. gonorrhoeae

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Treponema pallidum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

2

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

Hepatitis Viruses

A acute

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

B new

-

-

-

-

1

1

4

-

C new

-

-

-

-

7

7

3

-

D new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

E new

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria

P. vivax

-

-

-

2

-

2

1

-

P. falciparum

-

-

-

3

-

3

4

-

P. ovale

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
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

10

-

-

-

-

10

4

-

Flavivirus Gp B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Herpes simplex

2

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

Mumps

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neisseria meningitidis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

10

-

-

-

-

10

15

-

Rashes

Barmah Forest Virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Measles

3

-

-

-

-

3

10

-

Parvovirus

-

-

-

-

4

4

3

-

Rickettsia

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Ross River virus

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Rubella

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

PCR

Isolation

Antigen Detection by IF

Other Antigen Detection

Serology

Positives this 2/52

Positives last 2/52

Comments

Respiratory Pathogens

Influenza A

1

-

-

-

3

4

5

-

Influenza B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Legionella spp

-

-

-

-

2

2

5

-

M. tuberculosis

-

10

-

-

-

10

15

-

M. bovis BCG

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Other significant mycobacteria

-

3*

-

-

-

3

-

* M. asiaticum,
M. marinum,
M. szulgai

Mycoplasma

-

-

-

-

8

8

5

-

Parainfluenza

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

-

Pertussis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Picornavirus

16

-

-

-

-

16

11

-

Psittacosis

-

-

-

-

3

3

2

-

Q fever

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

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

22

-

-

-

-

22

16

-

M. ulcerans

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

Poxvirus
( M. contagiosum-like)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Uro-genital Pathogens

Chlamydia

12

-

-

-

-

12

3

-

Herpes simplex

15

-

-

-

-

15

23

-

N. gonorrhoeae

9

1

-

-

-

10

7

*2x urogenital,
4x rectal,
1x throat,
3x urine

Syphilis

1

-

-

-

26*

27

17

*13 RPR >16

Varicella zoster

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-