Doctors can now notify diseases online. Links to ... procedures and a list of notifiable conditions in South Australia,
24 September to 30 September 2017 The influenza season is underway but it is not too late to be vaccinated. We advise everyone (≥6 months of age) not vaccinated against influenza this year to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Doctors can now notify diseases online. Links to notification forms, information on reporting procedures and a list of notifiable conditions in South Australia, including an online form for some conditions can be found here – www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/NotifiableDiseaseReporting
GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Campylobacteriosis Fifty-six cases of Campylobacter infection were reported this week. Cases comprised of 28 males and 28 females, with a median age of 47 years. Year-to-date there have been 2,356 campylobacteriosis notifications, compared with 1,997 cases reported for the same period last year.
Cryptosporidiosis Ten cases of cryptosporidiosis were reported this week in one male and nine females, with a median age of 31 years. Cases reside in both metropolitan Adelaide and rural South Australia. Year-to-date there have been 322 cryptosporidiosis notifications, compared with 419 cases reported for the same period last year.
Listeria One case of listeriosis was reported this week in a 31 year-old female from metropolitan Adelaide. This is the fourth case to be notified in 2017.
Salmonellosis Seventeen cases of salmonellosis were reported this week. Cases comprised of five males and 12 females, with a median age of 30 years. There have been 1,070 cases of salmonellosis notified yearto-date, compared with 1,287 cases reported for the same period last year.
Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) There were four STEC notifications reported this week. Cases comprised of one male and three females with a median age of 19 years. Year-to-date there have been 226 cases of STEC notified, compared with 93 cases reported for the same period last year. Changes in laboratory testing procedures have contributed to this increase.
Shigellosis Seven cases of shigellosis were reported this week in three males and four females, with a median age of 44 years. Year-to-date there have been 201 cases of Shigella infection, compared to 129 cases reported for the same period last year.
Yersiniosis
There was one case of yersiniosis reported this week in a 48 year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide. There have been 53 cases of yersiniosis notified year-to-date, compared to 76 cases reported for the same period last year.
VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES Influenza One thousand, nine hundred and sixty-seven cases of influenza were reported this week with 1,045 cases being characterised as influenza A and 922 as influenza B. Cases comprised of 860 males and 1107 females, with a median age of 38 years. There have been 21,401 cases of influenza notified year-to-date, compared with 4,567 cases reported for the same period last year. Influenza notifications are higher than currently reported as not all influenza notifications have been entered into the surveillance system. The influenza chart shows recent influenza activity in South Australia.
Meningococcal infection Three cases of invasive meningococcal infection were reported this week. The first case was a 52 year-old female from metropolitan Adelaide, caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. The second case was a 7 year-old male from rural South Australia, caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W. The third case is an 11 year-old male from rural South Australia, caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W. The Department of Health has identified numerous contacts. Of these, 65 people were directed to receive clearance antibiotics. There have been 30 cases of invasive meningococcal infection notified year-to-date, compared with 20 cases reported for the same period last year.
Pertussis Thirty-nine cases of pertussis (whooping cough) were reported this week in 21 males and 18 females, with a median age of 11 years. There have been 1,365 cases of pertussis notified year-to-date, compared to 1,116 cases reported for the same period last year. The pertussis chart on this site shows recent activity across all age groups in South Australia.
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Four cases of invasive pneumococcal disease were notified this week in two males and two females, with a median age of 37 years. There have been 164 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease notified year-to-date, compared to 96 cases reported for the same period last year.
Rotavirus Seventy-six cases of rotavirus infection were notified this week in 40 males and 36 females, with eight being under the age of 12 months. There have been 765 cases reported year-to-date, compared to 358 cases reported for the same period last year. The rotavirus chart on this site shows recent rotavirus activity in South Australia.
Varicella infection Fifty-one cases of varicella-zoster virus infection were notified this week in 20 males and 30 females, with a median age of 61 years. To date, medical notifications have characterised 17 infections as shingles and four as chickenpox. Of the cases of varicella-zoster virus infection that have been characterised year-to-date, 1,982 were shingles and 329 were chickenpox.
The shingles chart and chickenpox chart on this site show varicella virus activity in South Australia.
OTHER DISEASES Dengue fever One case of dengue fever was notified this week in a 36 year-old male, who reported travel to India. There have been 35 cases reported year-to-date, compared to 93 cases reported for the same period last year.
Data correct as of 3 October 2017 and subject to change.
