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| Meningococcal disease notifications in NSW residents, |
| by month of disease onset. January 2004 to September 2008 |
| No. of notifications. Month of disease onset. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Meningococcal disease | 2004 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 146 |
| 2005 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 136 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 102 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 108 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0 | . | . | . | 48 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup B) | 2004 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 81 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 73 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 54 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 76 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | . | . | . | 31 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup C) | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | . | . | . | 5 | |
| Note: Excludes conjunctivitis Last updated on: 4 September 2008 |
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| Meningococcal disease notifications in NSW residents, |
| by five year age group, sex and month of disease onset. 01Sep2007 - 31Aug2008 |
| No. of notifications. 5 year age group. | |||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Meningococcal disease | Females | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Males | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Persons | 34 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup B) | Females | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Males | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Persons | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup C) | Females | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Males | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Persons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No. of notifications. 5 year age group. | ||||||||||
| 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 | |
| Meningococcal disease | Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Males | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
| Persons | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup B) | Females | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Males | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
| Persons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | |
| Meningococcal disease (serogroup C) | Females | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Males | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Persons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Last updated on: 4 September 2008 Excludes cases where sex or age is unknown. |
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| Note: | Data were generated on 4 September 2008 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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