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Dengue

Dengue

Dengue fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, usually Aedes aegypti.

Local transmission of dengue has not been reported in NSW for decades; however it does occur in travellers returning from endemic areas from time to time, including some areas of North Queensland where Aedes aegypti mosquitos are present.

Notification

Dengue is a laboratory notifiable disease in NSW and must be reported by phone or mail as soon as possible after diagnosis to the local Public Health Unit (PHU).
 
Select your local PHU  to obtain the correct notification form and notify your local PHU.

Latest Data

Dengue notifications in NSW residents, by month of disease onset. January 2005 to November 2009

Dengue notifications in NSW residents,
by month of disease onset. January 2005 to November 2009

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2005 2 6 2 0 6 2 5 2 1 5 8 8 47
2006 7 4 3 5 0 5 10 3 3 6 4 1 51
2007 9 10 11 5 6 2 10 7 1 4 4 10 79
2008 11 11 13 2 11 16 13 15 10 16 15 15 148
2009 25 16 15 9 6 11 11 11 8 3 5 . 120

Last updated on: 24 November 2009.


Dengue notifications in NSW residents, by five year age group and sex. 01Nov2008 - 31Oct2009

Dengue notifications in NSW residents,
by five year age group and sex. 01Nov2008 - 31Oct2009

Sex 0-4 yrs 5-9 yrs 10-14 yrs 15-19 yrs 20-24 yrs 25-29 yrs 30-34 yrs 35-39 yrs 40-44 yrs 45-49 yrs
Males 0 2 2 6 5 10 6 8 6 6
Females 1 0 0 4 13 8 2 6 11 9
Persons 1 2 2 10 18 18 8 14 17 15
Sex 50-54 yrs 55-59 yrs 60-64 yrs 65-69 yrs 70-74 yrs 75-79 yrs 80-84 yrs 85+ yrs Total
Males 9 7 6 2 0 1 0 0 76
Females 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 69
Persons 14 10 10 3 0 1 1 1 145

Based on onset: the earlier of patient-reported onset date, specimen date or date of notification.
Last updated on: 24 November 2009.
Excludes cases where sex or age is unknown.



Note

Data were generated on 24 November 2009 and excluded persons whose age or sex was unknown, or who were not NSW residents.
Data are preliminary and subject to change as updates are received.
Refer to Guides and caveats for interpreting infectious disease data ('NSW Data') for aids in interpreting data.

Sources and Suggested Citation

NSW Health Department Notifiable Diseases Database System (NDD)(HOIST), Communicable Diseases Branch and Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, NSW Health Department.

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This web page is managed and authorised by Communicable Diseases of Centre for Health Protection of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 31 March, 2009

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