NZPHSR - June 2004

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Contents & Highlights

1. Editorials
  • The Re-Emergence of Avian Influenza
  • E. coli O157 and other VTEC in New Zealand
2. Notifiable Disease Surveillance

Significant Increases in Notification Rate
  • Campylobacteriosis
  • Acute Rheumatic Fever
  • Legionellosis
  • Measles
  • VTEC/STEC
Significant decreases in Notification Rate
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Pertussis
  • Dengue fever
  • Salmonellosis
  • Meningococcal disease
3. Other Surveillance Reports
  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility among Invasive
  • Isolates and Salmonella
  • The National Immunisation Register
  • The Meningococcal Vaccine Strategy
4. Outbreak Surveillance
  • 82 outbreaks notified in the quarter
  • 34 reports were finalised with 227 cases; 48 interim reports with 219 cases
  • 5.4 cases per outbreak on average
  • 4 hospitalisations, no deaths
5. Outbreak Case Reports
  • Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak at Hangi
  • Another Legionellosis Outbreak Associated with Display Spa Pools
  • Case Report: Streptobacillus moniliformis from Pet Rat Bite
6. Pathogen Surveillance
  • 29 laboratory-confirmed cases of E. coli O157
  • 1 foetal death from Listeria monocytogenes
  • 1 death from Legionella micdadei

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Report:

NZPHSR - June 2004

Tables:

NZPHSR - June 2004: Listeria Monocytogenes

NZPHSR - June 2004: Special Bacteriology Table
 

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NZPHSR - June 2004

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NZPHSR - June 2004: Listeria Monocytogenes

NZPHSR - June 2004: Special Bacteriology Table

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