Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, July and August 2010.

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, July and August 2009.

For updated information, including data and facts on specific diseases, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au and click on Public Health then Infectious Diseases, or access the site directly at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/infectious/index.asp.

Communicable Diseases Report, NSW, July and August 2011.

Enteric infections Outbreaks of foodborne disease Sixteen outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease thought to be due to consumption of contaminated food were reported in July and August 2011. One outbreak was identified through surveillance of laboratory notifications, 14 outbreaks were identified through complaints to the NSW Food Authority and one outbreak through the local public health unit. N...

OzFoodNet: enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia: quarterly report, 1 July to 30 September 2003.

The OzFoodNet Working Group is (in alphabetical order): Rosie Ashbolt (Tas), Robert Bell (Qld), Barry Combs (SA), Scott Crerar (FSANZ), Craig Dalton (Hunter PHU), Karen Dempsey (NT), Joy Gregory (Vic), Gillian Hall (NCEPH), Brigid Hardy (AFFA), Geoff Hogg (MDU), Geetha Isaac-Toua (ACT), Martyn Kirk (FSANZ), Karin Lalor (Vic), Tony Merritt (Hunter PHU), Geoff Millard (ACT), Jennie Musto (NSW), L...

Communicable diseases report, NSW, March and April 2010.

Dengue virus infections in travellers returning from Benin to France, July-August 2010.

In July and August 2010, two cases of dengue fever were diagnosed in travellers returning from Benin to France. These two cases exemplify that dengue fever should be considered in febrile travellers, even those returning from areas where the infection is not usual.