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Laboratory Serology and Virology Reporting Scheme
There were 11,057 reports received by the Laboratory Virology and Serology Reporting Scheme (LabVISE) in the reporting period, 1 January and 31 March 2011 (Tables 4 and 5).
Table 4: Laboratory Virology and Serology reports, 1 January to 31 March 2011 and total reports for the year,* by state or territory†
| State or territory | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | This period 2011 | This period 2010 | Year to date 2011 | Year to date 2010 | |
Measles, mumps, rubella |
||||||||||||
| Measles virus | – |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
17 |
8 |
| Mumps virus | – |
– |
– |
2 |
1 |
– |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| Rubella virus | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
Hepatitis viruses |
||||||||||||
| Hepatitis A virus | – |
1 |
– |
3 |
1 |
1 |
– |
2 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
16 |
| Hepatitis D virus | – |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| Hepatitis E virus | – |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Arboviruses |
||||||||||||
| Ross River virus | – |
3 |
12 |
113 |
404 |
– |
4 |
42 |
578 |
354 |
578 |
354 |
| Barmah Forest virus | – |
10 |
– |
67 |
44 |
– |
– |
6 |
127 |
69 |
127 |
69 |
| Alphavirus (unspecified) | – |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
2 |
– |
2 |
– |
| Dengue type 1 | – |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
37 |
42 |
– |
42 |
– |
| Dengue type 2 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
16 |
16 |
– |
16 |
– |
| Dengue type 3 | – |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
28 |
30 |
– |
30 |
– |
| Dengue type 4 | – |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
11 |
– |
11 |
– |
| Dengue not typed | – |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
111 |
121 |
– |
121 |
– |
| Flavivirus (unspecified) | – |
6 |
– |
28 |
– |
– |
5 |
– |
39 |
59 |
39 |
59 |
Adenoviruses |
||||||||||||
| Adenovirus type 40 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
2 |
– |
2 |
– |
| Adenovirus type 41 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
17 |
17 |
– |
17 |
– |
| Adenovirus not typed/pending | 2 |
94 |
10 |
109 |
258 |
1 |
2 |
62 |
538 |
226 |
538 |
226 |
Herpesviruses |
||||||||||||
| Herpes virus type 6 | – |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Cytomegalovirus | – |
73 |
– |
108 |
98 |
3 |
6 |
– |
288 |
394 |
288 |
394 |
| Varicella-zoster virus | 2 |
62 |
– |
483 |
161 |
1 |
21 |
96 |
826 |
815 |
826 |
815 |
| Epstein-Barr virus | – |
16 |
32 |
302 |
152 |
1 |
6 |
119 |
628 |
866 |
628 |
866 |
Other DNA viruses |
||||||||||||
| Molluscum contagiosum | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
14 |
14 |
– |
14 |
– |
| Parvovirus | – |
1 |
– |
28 |
16 |
1 |
16 |
6 |
68 |
73 |
68 |
73 |
Picornavirus family |
||||||||||||
| Rhinovirus (all types) | 2 |
114 |
– |
– |
409 |
– |
– |
21 |
546 |
61 |
546 |
61 |
| Enterovirus type 71 (BCR) | – |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
| Enterovirus not typed/pending | – |
35 |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
6 |
43 |
25 |
43 |
25 |
| Picornavirus not typed | – |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
39 |
47 |
2 |
47 |
2 |
Ortho/paramyxoviruses |
||||||||||||
| Influenza A virus | 6 |
40 |
8 |
132 |
99 |
– |
11 |
38 |
334 |
149 |
334 |
149 |
| Influenza A virus H3N2 | – |
– |
56 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
28 |
85 |
– |
85 |
– |
| Influenza B virus | – |
8 |
4 |
21 |
28 |
– |
3 |
12 |
76 |
25 |
76 |
25 |
| Parainfluenza virus type 1 | – |
5 |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
8 |
70 |
8 |
70 |
| Parainfluenza virus type 2 | – |
3 |
– |
2 |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
12 |
18 |
12 |
18 |
| Parainfluenza virus type 3 | – |
30 |
2 |
16 |
61 |
– |
– |
46 |
155 |
34 |
155 |
34 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | – |
103 |
4 |
113 |
31 |
– |
– |
33 |
284 |
265 |
284 |
265 |
| Paramyxovirus (unspecified) | – |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
– |
10 |
– |
Other RNA viruses |
||||||||||||
| HTLV-1 | – |
– |
– |
1 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
11 |
17 |
11 |
17 |
| Rotavirus | – |
14 |
– |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
11 |
32 |
18 |
32 |
18 |
| Calicivirus | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
105 |
105 |
– |
105 |
– |
| Norwalk agent | 2 |
30 |
– |
– |
111 |
– |
– |
– |
143 |
305 |
143 |
305 |
Other |
||||||||||||
| Chlamydia trachomatis not typed | 5 |
357 |
4 |
1,644 |
532 |
17 |
4 |
451 |
3,014 |
3,145 |
3,014 |
3,145 |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
29 |
2 |
29 |
| Chlamydia psittaci | – |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
13 |
– |
14 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
| Chlamydia spp typing pending | – |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
15 |
6 |
15 |
6 |
| Chlamydia species | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | – |
13 |
7 |
80 |
138 |
2 |
44 |
64 |
348 |
276 |
348 |
276 |
| Mycoplasma hominis | – |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
4 |
– |
| Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) | 1 |
7 |
– |
9 |
5 |
– |
6 |
1 |
29 |
51 |
29 |
51 |
| Rickettsia prowazeki | – |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Orientia tsutsuganushi | – |
1 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
2 |
– |
| Rickettsia - spotted fever group | – |
8 |
– |
15 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
– |
33 |
16 |
33 |
16 |
| Rickettsia spp - other | – |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
– |
6 |
– |
| Streptococcus group A | – |
11 |
– |
131 |
– |
– |
25 |
– |
167 |
176 |
167 |
176 |
| Brucella species | – |
– |
– |
20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
20 |
3 |
20 |
3 |
| Bordetella pertussis | 4 |
96 |
– |
676 |
663 |
1 |
111 |
100 |
1,651 |
1,573 |
1,651 |
1,573 |
| Legionella pneumophila | 1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
| Legionella longbeachae | – |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Legionella species | 1 |
4 |
– |
9 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
18 |
10 |
| Cryptococcus species | – |
– |
– |
2 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
15 |
7 |
15 |
| Leptospira species | – |
– |
1 |
30 |
3 |
– |
– |
1 |
35 |
15 |
35 |
15 |
| Treponema pallidum | 1 |
48 |
2 |
194 |
83 |
– |
30 |
15 |
373 |
528 |
373 |
528 |
| Entamoeba histolytica | – |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Toxoplasma gondii | – |
3 |
– |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
| Echinococcus granulosus | – |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Total | 27 |
1,243 |
169 |
4,349 |
3,345 |
36 |
327 |
1,561 |
11,057 |
9,761 |
11,057 |
9,761 |
* Data presented are for reports with report dates in the current period.
† State or territory of postcode, if reported, otherwise state or territory of reporting laboratory.
– No data received this period.
Table 5: Laboratory Virology and Serology reports, 1 January to 31 March 2011,* by laboratory
State or territory |
Laboratory |
January 2011 | February 2011 | March 2011 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Capital Territory |
The Canberra Hospital | – |
– |
– |
– |
New South Wales |
Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead | 141 |
258 |
276 |
675 |
| New Children’s Hospital, Westmead | 48 |
53 |
76 |
177 |
|
| Repatriation General Hospital, Concord | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
| South West Area Pathology Service, Liverpool | 37 |
24 |
62 |
123 |
|
Queensland |
Queensland Medical Laboratory, West End | 1,785 |
1,834 |
1,039 |
4,658 |
| Townsville General Hospital | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
South Australia |
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide | 1,734 |
1,603 |
– |
3,337 |
Tasmania |
Northern Tasmanian Pathology Service, Launceston | 14 |
10 |
4 |
28 |
| Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
Victoria |
Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory | 43 |
1 |
– |
44 |
| Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne | 107 |
38 |
3 |
148 |
|
| Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory | 68 |
– |
64 |
132 |
|
Western Australia |
PathWest Virology, Perth | 742 |
793 |
27 |
1,562 |
| Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth | – |
– |
– |
– |
|
| Western Diagnostic Pathology | 43 |
57 |
73 |
173 |
|
Total |
4,762 |
4,671 |
1,624 |
11,057 |
* The complete list of laboratories reporting for the 12 months, January to December 2011, will appear in every report regardless of whether reports were received in this reporting period. Reports are not always received from all laboratories.
– No data received this period.
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