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Weekly updates and Monthly HIV-AIDS reports

The Department routinely publishes reports on infectious diseases in Victoria. This page contains the Weekly Update (usually produced each week) and a HIV/AIDS summary (produced monthly).

Important - Data presented in these publications relate to notifications received by the Department and do not necessarily reflect the true incidence of the disease. The data presented are subject to change without notice.

Weekly updates

Weekly updates provide descriptive analysis by the Communicable Diseases Medical Epidemiologist of infectious disease data in Victoria. The reports should be read in conjunction with the daily tabulated reports.

2012

Tue, 3rd April, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week's update focuses on Hepatitis E virus (HEV), an enterically transmitted pathogen which causes acute hepatitis.
  • Weekly update - 3-Apr-2012
Tue, 27th March, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update Wed, 7th March, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on Listeriosis. Although listeriosis is uncommon, a number of groups within the community are at particular risk of more serious illness.
  • Weekly update - 7-Mar-2012
Wed, 29th February, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update Tue, 21st February, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update Tue, 14th February, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on notified enteric and respiratory outbreaks in Victoria for December 2011 and January 2012
  • Weekly update - 14-Feb-2012
Fri, 10th February, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update Wed, 1st February, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on the bacterial gastrointestinal infection, Shigellosis. In Victoria, local outbreaks have occurred in child care centres, among men who have sex with men (MSM), and within geographic areas.
  • Weekly update - 1-Feb-2012
Wed, 25th January, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week's focus is on Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcal infection, gonorrhoea), a sexually transmissible infection. In Victoria year-to-date there have been 169 notifications of gonococcal infection, compared with 125 in 2011 and 106 in 2010.
  • Weekly update - 25-Jan-2012
Wed, 18th January, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on Hepatitis A, a viral infection transmitted by the faeco-oral route, from person to person or via fomites.
  • Weekly update - 18-Jan-2012
Tue, 3rd January, 2012 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • The weekly infectious disease update for 3 January 2012 focuses on Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterial sexually transmissible infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and is the most commonly reported notifiable disease in Australia.
  • Weekly update - 3-Jan-2012

2011

Tue, 20th December, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • The weekly infectious disease update for 20 December 2011 focuses on Legionnaires disease (legionellosis), an uncommon but important cause of pneumonia in Victoria, with approximately 30 to 60 cases notified annually.
  • Weekly update - 20-Dec-2011
Tue, 13th December, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • The weekly update for 13 December 2011 focuses on notified enteric disease outbreaks in Victoria for the month of November. There were no respiratory outbreaks identified during this month.
  • Weekly update - 13-Dec-2011
Tue, 6th December, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on notified cases of Salmonella. Salmonellosis is a commonly notified condition caused by a large number of different serotypes of organisms belonging to the Salmonella species of gram negative enteric pathogens
  • Weekly update - 6-Dec-2011
Tue, 29th November, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on malaria. Malaria should be considered in any febrile patient with a history of travel in malaria endemic areas. Early treatment is essential to prevent complications. In Victoria so far this year there have been 85 notifications.
  • Weekly update - 29-Nov-2011
Tue, 22nd November, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on Q fever, a zoonotic disease carried by wild and domestic animals. Abattoir workers, shearers, animal farm workers and others with direct contact with animals are most at risk. Vaccination is available.
  • Weekly update - 22-Nov-2011
Tue, 18th October, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on measles. Small outbreaks of measles continue to occur in Victoria following importation of measles from overseas. In Victoria in 2011 year to date there have been 34 confirmed cases of measles.
  • Weekly update - 18-Oct-2011
Tue, 11th October, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on psittacosis. Psittacosis can be caught from birds such as parrots and cockatoos. Bird owners, pet shop workers, and poultry workers are at risk. Fourty to sixty cases are notified in Victoria annually.
  • Weekly update - 11-Oct-2011
Tue, 4th October, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on notified enteric and respiratory disease outbreaks in Victoria for the month of September.
  • Weekly update - 4-Oct-2011
Tue, 13th September, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on tuberculosis. The majority of notifications of tuberculosis in Victoria are in people born overseas. However, the proportion in Australian born people is higher in older people.
  • Weekly update - 13-Sep-2011
Tue, 6th September, 2011 - Weekly infectious diseases update
  • This week we focus on Shigella. S. sonnei is the most common type reported in Victoria and Australia. In Victoria, outbreaks have occurred in child care centres, among men who have sex with men, and within geographic areas.
  • Weekly update - 6-Sep-2011

Monthly HIV/AIDS summaries

Tabulated summaries of notified cases of HIV/AIDS infections and death in Victoria for each of the past four months; year to date notified cases for the current and previous two years and; total annual notified cases for the previous three years.

2012

Tue, 1st May, 2012 - HIV/AIDS monthly surveillance report February 2012 Mon, 26th March, 2012 - HIV/AIDS monthly surveillance report January 2012

2011

Sat, 31st December, 2011 - HIV/AIDS monthly surveillance report December 2011 Fri, 30th December, 2011 - HIV/AIDS monthly surveillance report November 2011 Thu, 29th December, 2011 - HIV/AIDS monthly surveillance report October 2011 Fri, 25th November, 2011 - HIVAIDS monthly surveillance report September 2011
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