NZPHSR - September 2011

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Contents & Highlights

1. Editorial
Outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 in Germany, May 2011

2. Notifiable Disease Surveillance
Significant Increases in 12-Monthly Notification Rate
  • Giardiasis
  • Legionellosis
  • Rubella
  • Salmonellosis
  • VTEC Infections
Significant Decreases in 12-Monthly Notification Rate
  • Campylobacteriosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
  • Measles
  • Meningococcal Disease
  • Pertussis
3. Other Surveillance Reports
  • Antimicrobial resistance among bacteria from selected New Zealand food-producing animals
4. Outbreak Surveillance
  • 171 outbreaks (1889 cases) notified in this quarter
  • 110 ‘final’ reports (1666 cases); 61 ‘interim’ reports (223 cases)
  • 15.1 cases per outbreak on average
  • 9 hospitalisations, no deaths
5. Outbreak Case Reports
  • A school camp gastroenteritis outbreak associated with a ferry trip
  • Measles outbreaks in Auckland, January to June 2011
6. Laboratory Surveillance
  • Influenza surveillance in 2010

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